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Bordeaux’s midfielder Yoann Gourcuff is now basking in the company of such stars as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in the FTBL rating of world best midfielders. The young France international scored in his side’s 3:2 home win against Le Mans and earned

Atletico Madrid will host Valencia on Sunday with their eyes firmly set on a place to next season’s Champions League, while strikers David Villa and Sergio Aguero will throw in a battle for rating points.

Our FTBL World Top 23 for defenders remains under the total domination of English Premier League players, with all three top goalkeepers and six defenders playing for English clubs.

Despite scoring a double and inspiring the Reds to a convincing 3:0 win away at West Ham yesterday, skipper Steven Gerrard (pictured) failed to advance in our FTBL rating: in fact, he lost points.

The rating of Spanish goalkeepers undergone serious changes after Real Madrid succumbed to Valencia 0:3, while Liverpool scored another big win in the English Premier League against West Ham (3:0).