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Lokomotiv Moscow’s Nigerian forward Peter Odemwingie (pictured left) will have a plank of just a little more than 1 rating point to beat in the next game, an excellent chance to grab the lead in the FTBL rating of best Nigerian forwards: he currently

Marseille’s left-back and Nigeria international Taye Taiwo has grabbed the lead in our FTBL rating of best defenders of the French Ligue 1 from Bordeaux’s Senegalese defender Souleymane Diawara in addition to that of African players.

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.