With the third week of the Fantasy Europe Cup looming, we aim to show you how to find a bit of value.

You have 200 million euros to spend to compete with Europe's best, choosing from all the squad players at the 32 clubs who have qualified for the group stages of the Champions League.

With that much money to play with you can afford to splash out on a decent goalkeeper, and with AC Milan playing at home Christian Abbiati at 13 million euros might fit the bill.

But Abbiati's side are up against in-form Real Madrid this week, so you may prefer to go elsewhere.

Rangers keeper Allan McGregor is

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves could finally be in the reckoning to return to the first team this weekend, according to his surgeon.

The England utility man's first-team game-time over the past two years can be measured in seconds rather than minutes, but the specialist who has helped the 29-year-old through extensive knee problems believes that he could be in the squad to face West Brom on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson just can't seem to get a break at the moment. No sooner is star striker Fernando Torres on the verge of returning from injury than Dutch forward

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is sweating on the fitness of skipper Cesc Fabregas, who has a chance of making the crunch encounter with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

The Spaniard remains a doubt as he looks to shake off his lingering ankle injury, and the Gunners will be desperate for their captain to make a late fitness test.

Meanwhile, Wenger could be faced with a selection dilemma with underfire goalkeeper Manuel Almunia's fitness in the balance for the clash at Stamford Bridge.

Lukasz Fabianski had a stormer against Partizan Belgrade in midweek and, after Almunia's horror show

Rafael van der Vaart's instant impact on the Premier League is mirrored in his performance in Fantasy Football.

The Dutchman's match-winning brace against Aston Villa on Saturday benefited a third of players in the game to the tune of 30 points. He has now scored in each of his three matches at White Hart Lane, so if you also had him in your team for Fantasy Europe Cup then double kudos to you.

In a rather London-centric attack for The Fantasist, only Didier Drogba delivered value for money with his goal against Arsenal helping to earn him 22 points. Florent Malouda, Samir Nasri and Marouane

It's safe to say that Arsenal fans aren't the only ones rueing West Brom's surprise victory at the Emirates on Saturday.

Almost a quarter of players in the game - including The Fantasist - eyed defender Laurent Koscielny as nailed-on for a clean sheet, but instead the Frenchman posted minus three points as the Gunners lost 3-2, with team-mate Sebastien Squillaci faring little better.

Marouane Chamakh was picked by nearly 50 per cent of teams, but his first failure to score at home for Arsenal was reflected in his dismal 2.5-point haul.

So thank goodness for Samir Nasri (29.00), whose scored a

It was another so-so round of fixtures for The Fantasist's team last weekend, as Theo Walcott (20.50) defied expectation by getting on the scoresheet again and Wayne Rooney (20.50) and Fernando Torres (21.50) both ended their respective barren runs.

Time was when Frank Lampard used to nail home from 12 yards so consistently that you could be forgiven for thinking his full name was 'Frank Lampard (pen)'.

However, following his misses in the FA Cup final and in England's pre-World Cup friendly against Japan, Lamps has brought that poor spot-kick form back with him to the Premier League.

His

Chelsea duo Salomon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun are among the high-profile casualties from this week's Carling Cup matches. They, along with clubmate Gael Kakuta, face several weeks on the sidelines.

Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs is another midweek crock, while Wigan's Franco Di Santo, Ronnie Stam and Hendry Thomas are also walking wounded.

Among the injuries from last weekend are Cesc Fabregas, Steve Harper and Moussa Dembele.

Gameweek Two of Fantasy Europe Cup is almost upon us, and The Fantasist is here to give you some tips on where the value lies.

You have 200 million euros to spend to compete with Europe's best, choosing from all squad players at the 32 clubs who have qualified for the group stages of the Champions League.

You may fancy Arsenal to win on their trip to Partizan Belgrade, but if they do it will be no thanks to goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, who is injured. If you brave enough to plump for cut-price replacement Lukasz Fabianski then you may be rewarded.

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