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Barcelona’s new boy Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pictured left) will play his first game rated by FTBL.com today when the Catalans take on Zhakhtar Donetsk in Europe’s Super Cup. Considering that he faces a high plank of 23 rating points to beat in our system

As Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan slipped from 1st to 3rd place in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers, letting Wolfsburg’s Edin Dzeko (217.76 points) and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (209.62 points) take the lead, another Atletico Madrid striker,

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian international Zvjezdan Misimovic (pictured) has captured a spot in the FTBL World Top 23 of midfielders with robust performances in the first two rounds of his new Bundesliga campaign.

The Tottenham – Liverpool matchup (2:1) had entirely opposite consequences for the leaders of both teams: if Spurs’ Aaron Lennon managed to boost his FTBL rating, the same cannot be said of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard.

The trip to London to play Tottenham Hotspur will be one of the trickiest season openers for Liverpool, with the participation of skipper Steven Gerrard, who faces a daunting plank of 27.20 rating points to beat, uncertain.