We have the second legs of the Champions League third qualifying round ties this week, including the meeting between Galatasaray and Olimpija Ljubljana.
The game will be played on the 15th of August at the NEF Stadyumu and the hosts hold a commanding 3-0 lead from the first leg in Slovenia last week.
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Galatasaray come into the match on the back of a 0-0 draw at Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig on the weekend.
It was the first fixture of the 2023/24 Süper Lig season and Galatasaray were hoping to begin their domestic campaign with a victory.
They created the most chances in the game but managed to have only 3 shots on target in the 90 minutes.
However, Galatasaray have been performing well in Champions League qualifying this season and started in the second round against Zalgiris.
Galatasaray drew the away leg 2-2, coming back from 1-0 down to lead 2-1 but conceded the equaliser at the end of the match.
Galatasaray won the home leg 1-0 to progress to the third round and they beat Olimpija Ljubljana 3-0 in the first leg.
Galatasaray opened the scoring in the 9th minute and added a second shortly after the interval before scoring a late third goal.
Trends show Galatasaray have scored no more than a single goal in each of their last 5 home Champions League fixtures.
Olimpija Ljubljana make the trip to the NEF Stadyumu having beat Domzale 2-1 at home in the Slovenian 1.SNL on the weekend.
Olimpija Ljubljana opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 41st minute but conceded the equaliser early in the second half.
However, it did not take long for Olimpija Ljubljana to reestablish their lead and they scored the winning goal in the 57th minute.
The win over Domzale means Olimpija Ljubljana are undefeated in 6 of their 8 competitive fixtures this season.
They started their Champions League qualifying campaign in the first round and beat Valmiera 2-1 both home and away.
Into the second round of Champions League qualifying and Olimpija Ljubljana got a 1-1 draw at Ludogorets before beating the Bulgarians 2-1 at home to progress to the third round.
Things did not go according to plan for Olimpija Ljubljana in the first leg of this tie and they slumped to a disappointing 3-0 defeat.
Team news: Galatasaray have no major injury concerns ahead of this game.
The are likely to go with the same starting XI from the first leg, with Cedric Bakambu as the striker with support from Dries Mertens.
Olimpija Ljubljana will start with Rui Pedro and it is he, along with Saar Fadida, who provide the greatest goal threat for the visitors.
Galatasaray know they are in total control of this tie and do not need to go chasing goals to progress to the playoffs.
Olimpija Ljubljana have little to play for other than pride and this game could end a narrow one goal victory for the hosts.