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After the first group stage game of the new Champions League’s season, Real Madrid’s new recruit Xabi Alonso (pictured) has surged up the FTBL ranking of La Liga midfielders to capture the 2nd spot, behind only Barcelona’s Xabi (187.92 points).

The Inter Milan - Barcelona matchup in the group stage of the Champions League on Wednesday could well center on the showdown between two rival world-class strikers--Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o and Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic--who, after the bittersweet deal

Valencia’s David Silva (pictured left) scored one as his side crushed Real Valladolid 4:2 before their home crowd on Sunday to continue a rise in the FTBL ranking of La Liga midfielders that has brought him within a few rating points of the dominant figures

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique captured the lead in the FTBL World Ranking of defenders last week, but the gap between him and his nearest rival, Chelsea’s John Terry, of just 0.6 rating points should worry the Catalan. He will have a high plank of 17.25 rating

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique continues his ascent in the FTBL World Ranking of defenders: in his last two appearances, he has managed to not only break into the World Top 23, but also topple Chelsea’s John Terry from the helm of our ranking of defenders.