FC Barcelona — Best pictures!

Mali international Frederic Kanoute helped Sevilla put an end to their recent run of losses with a 2:0 win over Villarreal. Despite scoring one of the goals, Kanoute still failed to improve his FTBL rating.

Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi grabbed the second place in our FTBL World Top 23 rating of best midfielders after a dazzling performance in Barcelona’s 6:2 thrashing of rivals Real Madrid yesterday in La Liga. Messi now has 193.21 points over all.

Barcelona are gearing up to the clash against Real Madrid as if the title depended on this sole game. It is impossible to envision the Catalans' game without their star-studded midfield, which usually makes or breaks a game.

Man United star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in center) remains firmly on top of our FTBL rating of best midfielders in the world with an overall rating of 230.95 points. The Portugal international is unlikely to lose the leadership in the coming

The combined rating of the top 23 Africans playing in Europe’s leading teams has fallen by 38.71 points, in big part due to the unconvincing performances of the big African names at Arsenal, Chelsea, and Barcelona in the first legs of the Champions League