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Olympique Marseille’s Brazilian defender Hilton (pictured) has entered the Top 23 of Brazilian defenders to join the stars of the national squad and some of Europe’s best clubs.

Bordeaux clinched their first title in 10 years away at Caen with a 1:0 win that led to substantial changes in the FTBL rating of goalkeepers in the Ligue 1, with Marseille’s Steve Mandanda losing his top spot to Bordeaux’s Ulrich Rame (pictured left).

Lokomotiv Moscow’s Nigerian forward Peter Odemwingie (pictured left) will have a plank of just a little more than 1 rating point to beat in the next game, an excellent chance to grab the lead in the FTBL rating of best Nigerian forwards: he currently

Marseille’s left-back and Nigeria international Taye Taiwo has grabbed the lead in our FTBL rating of best defenders of the French Ligue 1 from Bordeaux’s Senegalese defender Souleymane Diawara in addition to that of African players.

Marseille’s Senegalese forward Mamadou Niang has snatched the top spot from Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh in our FTBL rating of best forwards in the French Ligue 1 after scoring one of the goals in his side’s 2:0 win at Nice yesterday.