Arsenal F.C. — Best pictures!

Asenal’s Robin van Persie’s game of late elicits nothing but praise: as his latest scoring run ended in the game against AZ Alkmaar in the Champions League, he has launched another in earnest with 3 goals in 2 games in a row.

Chelsea’s Portugal international Deco (pictured right), who has been absent from any consequent position in the FTBL ranking for quite a while, returned with a vengeance in the Top 23 of the English Premier League as the Blues routed Atletico Madrid 4:0

Two of the world’s top midfielders in the FTBL ranking, Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi (pictured right) and teammate Xavi (left) saw their respective ratings take a beating as the Catalans fell to a spirited Rubin Kazan (Russia) in a Champions League’s

Will Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin (pictured with the ball), Russia’s most successful football player at the European level in recent memory, be given enough playtime by coach Arsene Wenger when the Gunners travel to AZ Alkmaar for a Champions League

The Arsenal vs. Blackburn Rovers Premier League fixture this evening might be used as a dress rehearsal for those Gunners called to play for their national squads in the upcoming round of World Cup 2010 qualifiers: for one, it could be a good opportunity