Shakhtar — Best pictures!

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Fernandinho (pictured left) and Luiz Adriano (right) broke into the FTBL Top 23 of Brazilian players after the Ukrainians’ 4:0 drubbing of French side Toulouse in the Europa League last night.

Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chigrinskiy will be handed a perfect opportunity to boost his FTBL rating when his side host Turkey’s Sivasspor tomorrow in the return leg of their Europa League contest. With a plank of just 1.67 rating points to beat,

Shakhtar Donetsk forward Oleksandr Hladky (pictured right) scored twice as his side crushed city rivals Metalurh Donetsk 4:1 in the 4th round of the Ukrainian league. The striker picked up 15.55 rating points and entered the group of best forwards of

Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona appear determined to continue looking for a central defender if efforts to sign their first choice, Shakhtar’s Dmytro Chigrinsky, prove unsuccessful. FTBL.com takes a look at the Catalans’ options.

Mexico striker Guillermo Franco (R) celebrates with teammate Nery Castillo after scoring against Trinidad and Tobago during their CONCACAF qualifier for World Cup 2010 soccer match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City.