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Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol earned 16.30 rating points after leading the Catalans to a 2:0 victory against Manchester United in the Champions League final last night. Puyol is now back in the FTBL World Top 23 and has claimed back the top spot in the

Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar has lost his top spot in the FTBL rating of world best goalkeepers to Liverpool’s Jose Reina after losing 17 rating points in the lost final against Barcelona.

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured) last night accomplished what he had been trying unsuccessfully to do for three weeks running: take the top spot from Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the FTBL World Top 23 for midfielders.

Four of the Barcelona players who won the Champions League against Manchester United yesterday at the Stadio Olimpico have returned in the FTBL World Top 23, our rating of the best football players in the world.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi could very well vault to the top of the FTBL rating of Spanish players after tonight’s Champions League final against Manchester United if he is able to produce the type of performances he has been known for throughout this season.