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Whereas Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi has been crowned best midfielder in the world for 2009 in the FTBL ranking, Xavi, another Catalan among so many others this year, currently tops our ranking of European midfielders.

We predict with near-certainty Barcelona’s Victor Valdes to end 2009 as the world’s No.1 goalkeeper with an overall score of 137.93 points in our ranking.

Barcelona’s Brazilian star Dani Alves (pictured) is the #1 defender in the world at the moment in the FTBL ranking with a tally of 143.29 points. He has a good chance of ending the year at the top.

This has been simply a fantastic year for Barcelona. The Spanish giants are ending it with 6 pieces of silverware, at the same time as they dominate any manner of rankings, the FTBL system included: 8 Catalans are in leading roles in the FTBL World Top

Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (left) rounded off an historic season for Barcelona with a late winner against South America champions Estudiantes de La Plate in the FIFA Club World Cup yesterday (2:1), handing the Catalans their 6th trophy of the year.