Belgium international Daniel Van Buyten (pictured) gave Bayern Munich a late winner against Eintracht Frankfurt (2:1) yesterday in Bundesliga action to move ever closer to a return in the top tier of the FTBL chart of defenders in the German league.

The Belgian saved the 3 points for the Bavarians in the 88th minute, earning 16.46 rating points in our system to boost his tally to 83.21 points. He is now 54th in the world ranking of defenders.

In the FTBL ranking of Belgian defenders, Van Buyten is now 1st after overtaking Arsenal’s Thomas Vermaelen (82.63 points). In the Bundesliga, the Belgian has moved up 3 rating points shy of a spot in the top chart.