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Fantasy owners who bought Barcelona star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic into their teams ahead of yesterday’s game against Getafe misfired. The Sweden international proved unable, again, to find the net, and coach Guardiola was forced to take him out right

Barcelona's Brazil international Dani Alves ended January as the world’s top defender in the FTBL ranking, with a score of 153.64 points, joining teammates Lionel Messi, the world’s top midfielder with 329.28 points, and Victor Valdes, the world’s top

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi, who ended last year as the top player in the world in the FTBL system, further consolidated his position throughout January; his current overall score of 329.28 points is the highest of any player in the world

Barcelona’s Victor Valdes, who took the lead in the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers at the end of last year, remained at the top throughout January.

Defender Gerard Pique (left) benefited most in the FTBL system from Barcelona’s 1:0 win at Sporting Gijon yesterday in La Liga; he picked up 11.02 points to boost his tally to 135.82 points. He now has a better score than teammate and established star