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Tuesday’s football action spans Europe with the Champions League play-off second legs accompanying action from La Liga in Spain as well as a host of matches in the Carabao Cup. Five of the 13 Premier League clubs that enter the competition at the second-round stage are in action, with in-form Brighton among the home sides that look like banker material. Barcelona have made a bright start to their league campaign and will attempt to maintain their perfect start at Rayo Vallecano, while perhaps the most entertaining Champions League tie could be the one in Turkey where Galatasaray host Young Boys. GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BET Barcelona to beat Rayo Vallecano @ 7/10 Hansi Flick is off to a good start in Catalonia and his Barcelona side should have too much firepower for Rayo Vallecano in their third game of the league campaign. Barca beat Valencia on the road in their opening match and followed that up with a good 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao last weekend. The Blaugrana won eight of their final 11 away La Liga contests last season and with a victory at the Mestalla already under their belts this term, there seems to be compelling evidence to take them at odds-on to win at Estadio de Vallecas. Barca’s price would be shorter but for the fact that they have failed to win on each of their last three visits to the ground. And the confusing state of the club’s finances mean that summer signing Dani Olmo has still not been registered to play three games into the campaign. But the home side created next to nothing during a 0-0 draw at neighbouring Getafe last time out and already have one or two injury issues that could weaken their rearguard for this clash. Brighton to win, Over 9. 5 corners, Brighton Over 3. 5 Goals BOOSTED @ 24/5 Brighton should be targeting the Carabao Cup this season as most of the Premier League big guns look set to be tied up in expanded European competitions. The Seagulls went out in the third round last year as Roberto De Zerbi’s rotation policy failed to extend their Europa League campaign beyond the round of 16. But many of the squad that reached the FA Cup semi-finals the season before remain and they can mount another cup run under Fabian Hurzeler. The new coach looks to have all his ducks in a row already with Albion backing up their 3-0 opening-weekend win over Everton with a hard-fought 2-1 home success over Manchester United. Brighton have a big squad too and will probably hand chances to the likes of Georginio Rutter and Simon Adingra against League One Crawley Town on Tuesday. The Seagulls look sharp in attack and can bag a few goals in this fixture, although it is worth noting that Crawley earned nine corners in their 1-0 defeat to Wigan on Saturday, so they can clearly play their part in boosting the corner count into double figures for this contest. Galatasaray v Young Boys Match Over 5. 5 Goals BOOSTED @ 13/2 Two teams with potent attacks and mistake-prone defences face off again in a bid to reach the League Phase of the Champions League on Tuesday. Young Boys hold a 3-2 advantage after a thrilling 90 minutes in Bern with Galatasaray undone by a harsh late penalty award for unintentional handball. The Turkish champions will now be without their best central defender as a result of Abdulkerim Bardakci receiving a second yellow card in the aftermath. They will hope the return of Kaan Ayhan from suspension and an intimidating home atmosphere can help them overturn the tie, but Galatasaray can be their own worst enemies in big Champions League games. Last season, they gave Copenhagen a two-goal headstart and trailed 3-1 at home to Manchester United before claiming a point from each fixture. So backing goals rather than either side to win may be the best way to tackle this evenly-poised tie. Two of Galatasaray’s four games this season have featured five goals while the average number of goals in Young Boys’ last five games is a staggering 5. 4. GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BET Odds correct at time of publish and subject to change* 18+ New customers only. Opt in & bet £10+ via mobile on any football market at 2. 00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 6x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. Card payments & Apple Pay only. T&Cs apply, see below. Gamble Aware. org | Please gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www. gamstop. co. uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites. Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talk SPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply. gambleaware. org This service is provided on talk SPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy.