Lyonnais — Best pictures!

Argentina coach Diego Maradona is probably misguided when he stubbornly continues to leave out of his squad Olympique Lyon’s striker Lisandro Lopez, even as the FTBL Rating clearly shows that he is the best Argentine forward at the moment.

Olympique Lyon’s Brazilian Michel Bastos (pictured left) captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of Ligue 1 midfielders after helping the seven-time French champions to a narrow 1:0 win over FC Lorient with the only goal.

Chelsea’s African players had a big weekend in World Cup 2010 qualifiers, with Michael Essien (pictured right) scoring the second goal in Ghana’s 2:0 win over Sudan to earn 17.55 rating points in the FTBL system and consolidate his 2nd position in our

Olympique Lyonnais’s Argentine forward Lisandro Lopez (pictured in a white jersey) is on a roll as he continues to score for his side and add to his FTBL rating.

Olympique Lyon’s Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez (pictured) continued on his productive course as he netted a hat-trick to help the 7-time France champions to a 3:1 win over Belgium’s R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second leg of their Champions League playoff