A place in the UEFA Champions League group stages will be up for grabs on Tuesday night when Galatasaray play host to Molde in the second leg of the playoffs at Rams Park. Erling Moe’s men will be looking to overturn their first-leg deficit after suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat when the sides met last week in Norway. Fredrik Midtsjo’s injury-time winner for Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie against Molde has left the Turks on the verge of qualifying for the group stage and they can finish the job off at their fortress Rams Park. It was a mismatch on paper, but Molde's run to the final hurdle of Champions League qualifying was no fluke, and Erling Moe's men gave Galatasaray a harsh wake-up call just eight minutes into last week's first leg thanks to a Martin Ellingsen header. As expected, however, Galatasaray soon turned the tide in their favour through Sergio Oliveira and Mauro Icardi, but Kristoffer Haugen's strike would ostensibly force a share of the spoils in Norway, only for Icardi to turn provider for Fredrik Midtsjo to score the game's fifth and final goal deep into second-half injury time. For this return leg in Turkey, I am expecting a win for Galatasaray for the following reasons:

Firstly. Galatasaray have been enjoying a strong run in their Champions League qualifiers run this season. The team reached the finals defeating Ljubljana and Zalgiris in their previous match-ups. Galatasaray's success in the first leg made it three wins on the trot for Buruk's men, who have prevailed in all three of their home matches so far this season without conceding once and are unbeaten in seven competitive contests since the new campaign commenced. The home form of Galatasaray looks stunning of late. They are on a four-match winning streak at the moment. In fact, they lost just twice in the past 20 home outings across all competitions.

Secondly. Molde follows an unimpressive inconsistency on the road. The team recorded three winless matches in the past four away outings. Two defeats recorded in that stretch were Champions League qualifiers. Molde’s progress to this stage of Champions League qualifying has been based on success at home with the Norweigan champions losing each of their previous two away legs. Having lost the home leg of this play-off tie, their hopes look forlorn and a record of five defeats from the six UEFA ties when they’ve lost the first leg at home suggests the chances of an upset are slim.

The two goals conceded in the first leg were the first goals Galatasaray had allowed in six games and with defensive shield Lucas Torreira back in the side after suspension, they should have enough to shut out Molde. With a first-leg victory in the bag, Galatasaray will be confident of reaching the Champions League group stages as they return home, where they have been simply outstanding in recent months. I expect them to get a win at home tonight.

周二晚上，加拉塔萨雷将在拉姆斯公园球场主场迎战莫尔德，届时将争夺欧洲冠军联赛小组赛的席位。上周在挪威的比赛中，两队以3比2的比分险胜，埃林·莫伊的队员们将寻求扭转首回合的劣势。在与莫尔德的欧冠附加赛首回合比赛中，米德茨霍在伤停补时阶段为加拉塔萨雷打进绝杀，这使得土耳其人离小组出线已经很近了，他们可以在他们的堡垒公羊公园完成比赛。从纸面上看，这是一场不匹配的比赛，但莫德在欧冠预选赛中冲进最后的障碍并不是侥幸，上周首回合比赛开始仅8分钟，埃林森的头球就给加拉塔萨雷敲响了警钟。然而，正如预期的那样，加拉塔萨雷很快就通过塞尔吉奥·奥利维拉和毛罗·伊卡尔迪扭转了局面，但克里斯多夫·豪根的进球显然会让他们在挪威分一杯羹，只是伊卡尔迪为弗雷德里克·米德茨霍提供了比赛的第五个也是最后一个进球，直到下半场伤停补时阶段。对于在土耳其的回程，我希望加拉塔萨雷能够取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。加拉塔萨雷在本赛季的欧冠预选赛中表现强劲。这支球队在之前的比赛中击败了卢布尔雅那和扎尔基利斯进入了决赛。加拉塔萨雷首回合的胜利使布鲁克的球队取得了三场胜利，本赛季迄今为止，他们在主场的三场比赛中都取得了胜利，没有失球，并且在新赛季开始以来的七场正式比赛中保持不败。加拉塔萨雷的主场形式最近看起来令人惊叹。他们目前正处于四连胜的状态。事实上，在过去的20场主场比赛中，他们只输了两场。

其次。莫尔德在路上表现得并不稳定。这支球队在过去的四场客场比赛中三场未胜。这段时间的两场失利都是在欧冠预选赛中。莫尔德晋级到欧冠预选赛的这个阶段是基于在主场的成功，挪威冠军在前两回合的比赛中都输掉了比赛。在这场附加赛的主场失利后，他们的希望看起来很渺茫，而在欧足联的六场比赛中，他们在主场输掉首回合比赛后的五场失利的记录表明，他们的意外希望渺茫。

首回合的两粒失球是加拉塔萨雷近六场比赛以来的首个失球，随着后防盾牌卢卡斯·托雷拉在停赛后复出，他们应该有足够的进球来压制莫尔德。首回合胜利在即，加拉塔萨雷将有信心在回家后进入欧冠小组赛阶段，他们在最近几个月的比赛中表现出色。我希望他们今晚能在主场取胜。