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Cristiano Ronaldo, whose move to Real Madrid in a mega deal has now been confirmed, remained locked in a tug war with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the top spot in FTBL rating of the world’s top midfielders throughout the season, with the Portuguese holding

The rating of Spanish goalkeepers undergone serious changes after Real Madrid succumbed to Valencia 0:3, while Liverpool scored another big win in the English Premier League against West Ham (3:0).

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.

While Manchester United were taking care of Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, their main rival in the Premier League Liverpool were busy erasing the memory of last week’s disastrous title-wise draw against Arsenal. The Reds brushed aside Hull City 3:1,