Bordeaux — Best pictures!

Marseille’s Senegalese forward Mamadou Niang has snatched the top spot from Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh in our FTBL rating of best forwards in the French Ligue 1 after scoring one of the goals in his side’s 2:0 win at Nice yesterday.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick and Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff (pictured right) pushed AC Milan star Kaka out of our FTBL Top 23 rating of world best midfielders after scoring both in their respective leagues.

Chelsea forward and Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba lost more than 20 rating points over all after failing to score in yesterday’s Champions League semi-final second leg game against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

Bordeaux’s strikers Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Shamakh (pictured) have scored 21 goals so far in the Ligue 1. Gourcuff grabbed the lead in the FTBL rating of midfielders in the Lige 1 with 134.35 points after another series of goals—this time against

Bordeaux’s 3:2 win away at Rennes helped push four of their midfielders to the top of our FTBL rating of midfielders in the French Ligue 1. Wendel, Alou Diarra, and Yoann Gourcuff (pictured) are now first, second, and third, respectively.