FC Barcelona — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi stormed to the top of the FTBL absolute ranking with flashes of his dazzling talent as the Catalans defeated Mexico’s Atlante 3:1 to make it to the final of the Club World Cup in the UAE yesterday.

The second finalist in the Club World Cup underway in the UAE will be decided tonight between Mexico’s Atlante and Spanish giants Barcelona. The opportunity will be perfect for the Catalans’ coach to try his reserve, where young forward Bojan Krkic stands

A goalkeeper, Villarreal’s Diego Lopez, posted the biggest gain in the FTBL system this week in La Liga. He added 13.70 rating points to take his tally to 96.19 points and now trails only such established megastars as Barcelona’s Victor Valdes and Real

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique (on the grass) hit a career-high score of 140.90 points in the FTBL system after picking up 7.7 points in the Catalans’ 1:0 home win over No. 14 Espanyol yesterday in La Liga. Pique has captured the lead in the FTBL world ranking

In the French Ligue 1, forward Andre-Pierre Gignac (second from left) scored twice to help Toulouse FC to a 2:0 home win over struggling FC Souchaux-Montbeliard and increase his FTBL score by 16 rating points. He is now back among the top forwards in