This has been simply a fantastic year for Barcelona. The Spanish giants are ending it with 6 pieces of silverware, at the same time as they dominate any manner of rankings, the FTBL system included: 8 Catalans are in leading roles in the FTBL World Top 23, our list of the world’s top 23 players, and 7 of them are more than likely to end the year as leaders in their various categories.

Lionel Messi (250.94 points) and Xavi (200.97 points) are in 1st and 2nd place in our world ranking of midfielders, while Andres Iniesta (132.09 points) is in the top 8 in the same ranking.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in 3rd place in our world ranking of strikers with 212.53 points.

In the top 6 of the FTBL world ranking of defenders are Dani Alves (143.29 points), skipper Carles Puyol (142.97 points), and Gerard Piqué (128.37 points), while only a miracle can prevent Víctor Valdés (137.93 points) from ending the year as the world’s # 1 goalkeeper in the FTBL system: the distance with his most immediate competition is a gaping 20 points.

The Barcelona version of 2009 can, without hesitation, be called the Dream Team of world football at the moment.