Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke of the difficulty of facing Al-Shamal, despite his side’s big 7-2 victory over them in Round 4 of the QNB Stars League.
In his statement after the match, Xavi said: “The match was not easy at all, despite the great victory. Al-Shamal is an excellent and well-organized team, and everyone suffers against them. But we succeeded in imposing our control over the match and got a deserved victory.” ...