Lyonnais — Best pictures!

Olympique Lyon’s Brazilian Michel Bastos (pictured left) captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of Ligue 1 midfielders after helping the seven-time French champions to a narrow 1:0 win over FC Lorient with the only goal.

Chelsea’s African players had a big weekend in World Cup 2010 qualifiers, with Michael Essien (pictured right) scoring the second goal in Ghana’s 2:0 win over Sudan to earn 17.55 rating points in the FTBL system and consolidate his 2nd position in our

Olympique Lyonnais’s Argentine forward Lisandro Lopez (pictured in a white jersey) is on a roll as he continues to score for his side and add to his FTBL rating.

Olympique Lyon’s Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez (pictured) continued on his productive course as he netted a hat-trick to help the 7-time France champions to a 3:1 win over Belgium’s R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second leg of their Champions League playoff

Olympique Lyon had it easy at Auxerre from where they returned with a 3:0 win, with Cameroon international Jean Makoun grabbing the second and boosting his overall FTBL rating by 17.60 points to claim a spot in our Top 23 of Ligue 1 midfielders.