Arsenal F.C. — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s Seydou Keita took the lead in the FTBL ranking of African midfielders with a hat-trick in the Catalans’ 6:1 clobbering of Real Zaragoza in La Liga yesterday.

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.

Chelsea’s Portugal international Deco (pictured right), who has been absent from any consequent position in the FTBL ranking for quite a while, returned with a vengeance in the Top 23 of the English Premier League as the Blues routed Atletico Madrid 4:0

Two of the world’s top midfielders in the FTBL ranking, Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi (pictured right) and teammate Xavi (left) saw their respective ratings take a beating as the Catalans fell to a spirited Rubin Kazan (Russia) in a Champions League’s

The current FTBL rating of Arsenal playmaker Cesc Fabregas of 148.22 points is just a sliver from his career high, which he hit a year ago. Does this suggest he is overheating? And if so can the Spaniard hold on to his current achievements.