Real Madrid — Best pictures!

As Real Madrid are preparing to take on bitter rivals Barcelona at the Nou Camp, many are keen to know whether coach Pelligrini will opt to start the just-returning Cristiano Ronaldo and, if so, who between Raul and Karim Benzema will keep him company

Despite the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to action against FC Zurich yesterday in the Champions League was more symbolic than anything else (he played just 20 minutes), the Portuguese star all the same paid a high price in the FTBL ranking.

Valencia’s prolific striker and Spain international David Villa (pictured left) captured the 2nd spot in the FTBL world ranking of forwards after the 3:1 away win over Osasuna yesterday. He is now just 3 rating points from the #1 forward in the world,

Real Madrid’s legendary striker Raul has yet to use Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence to re-capture his lost standing in the team despite beginning his return in style: 2 goals against Real Valladolid and one against AC Milan in the Champions League. But since

Now that Real Madrid’s megastar Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out by doctors for the first leg of Portugal’s World Cup 2010 playoffs against Bosnia Herzegovina, Chelsea’s Deco (pictured in the foreground) has an excellent chance to lead the Portuguese