Real Madrid — Best pictures!

Olympique Marseille forward and Senegal international Mamadou Niang (pictured) has replaced departing Karim Benzema (for Real Madrid) at the top of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the French Ligue 1 with 156.13 points.

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

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.

Chelsea’s Portuguese defender Jose Bosingwa (pictured) returned into the elite group of the world’s top football players after an absence of two and an half months following Portugal’s 2:1 win over Albania in a World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday.

Real Madrid—and its skipper Raul—will have a chance to rehabilitate themselves in the eyes of their fans when they travel to Asasuna on Sunday in the last game of the current season.