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Olympique Lyon’s Cameroon international Jean Makoun has surged to the top of the FTBL ranking of French Ligue 1 midfielders with a tally of 118.1 points.

Barcelona’s Malian international Seydou Keita rose to the top in the FTBL ranking of African midfielders as the seemingly unstoppable Catalans downed Malaga 2:0 before their home crowd on Saturday.

Olympique Marseille’s Senegal international Mamadou Niang (pictured) captured the 2nd spot in the FTBL ranking of Ligue 1 strikers when he contributed a goal in his side’s 4:2 home win over Montpellier last weekend.

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.