As striker David Villa returns after disqualification to lead Valencia against Italy’s Genoa in the Europa League this evening, he will have a hard time retaining his lead in the FTBL world ranking of forwards.

Because he faces a daunting plank of 23.30 rating points to beat in the FTBL system, Villa will have to score at least one goal in order to avoid losing rating points. Villa, who has a score of 218.96 points at the moment, remains the highest rated striker in the world in our ranking.

Manchester United’s England international Wayne Rooney lurks behind the Spaniard with a score of 213.17 points.