FC Barcelona — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s Xavi displaced teammate Lionel Messi from the 2nd position in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders as Spain trashed Belgium 5:0 in their World Cup qualifier, while Argentina suffered a 1:3 home defeat at he hands of five-time winners Brazil.

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.

Bordeaux’s up and coming star midfielder Yoann Gourcuff (pictured) began the season with a brace as his side trashed Lens 4:1 and rose to the 5th place in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with 154.41 points.