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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.

Real Madrid's and Iker Casillas’s fiasco at Santiago Bernabeu against Barcelona resulted in the return of Chelsea’s Petr Cech (pictured in center) in the number 2 spot in our FTBL Top 23 rating of world best goalkeepers. Cech earned 11.00 rating points

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko (pictured left), who is churning out goals this season, grabbed a hat-trick to help his side to a 4:0 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday and take further his rivalry with the Liverpool and Barcelona stars of the FTBL

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.