FC Barcelona — Best pictures!

As our analysts predicted, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard’s (pictured second from the left) reign at the top of the FTBL ranking of European midfielders was rather brief, as the Blues yesterday struggled to overcome modest APOEL Nicosia (1:0) in the Champions

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard dropped from 1st to 6th place in the FTBL ranking of European midfielders after losing approximately 40 rating points as the Reds fell to Fiorentina (0:2) in Champions League action yesterday (146.06 points).

Barcelona’s Argentine wonder boy Lionel Messi (pictured in the background) interrupted his goal-scoring streak for just one game to return on the scoresheet as the Catalans took care of Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv (2:0) in their Champions League group

Weekend matches in the various major leagues produced a new continental leader in another category: Barcelona’s Dani Alves surged to the top in the FTBL ranking of South American defenders.

Just a few days ago, the leadership of Chelsea’s Ashley Cole and John Terry in the FTBL World Ranking of defenders seemed unshakable, but that was until Chelsea fell to Wigan Athletic (1:3) in a Premier League shocking upset Saturday, and Barcelona’s