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Marseille’s Senegalese forward Mamadou Niang has snatched the top spot from Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh in our FTBL rating of best forwards in the French Ligue 1 after scoring one of the goals in his side’s 2:0 win at Nice yesterday.

Marseille’s Brazilian forward Brandao (pictured in white) edged past Lyon’s Karim Benzema in the FTBL rating of best forwards in Ligue 1. Brandao has also joined the FTBL Top 23 for South America.

Two Ukrainian sides--Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk--will clash in one of this year’s UEFA Cup semi-finals after they brushed aside French clubs Paris Saint-Germain (3:0) and Marseille (2:1), respectively.

The change in leadership in the French Ligue 1 had much to do with the excellent performance of star defender Taye Taiwo (pictured). The Nigerian international's double against Grenoble allowed Marseille to carry the day with a convincing 4:1 win, and

The plot thickens in the French championship. The leading teams all won, so there were no substantial changes at the top of the table, with Lyon still leading the way.