FC Barcelona — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s super star Lionel Messi (pictured) could re-claim the top spot in the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders with a strong performance when Argentina travel to Ecuador for a 2010 World Cup qualifier on June 10.

Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi lost his top spot in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders to Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard after dropping more than 16 rating points in the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Columbia despite Argentina’s 1:0 win.

Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (pictured right) and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (pictured left) have overtaken Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders and have their sight now firmly set on first-placed Lionel

Chelsea’s Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech (pictured) used his side’s FA Cup win over Everton to engineer a return in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best goalkeepers.

Barcelona’s Yaya Toure has surrendered the top spot in the FTBL rating of top African midfielders to Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel (pictured left) after holding it for a few weeks.