Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke of the importance of his side’s upcoming QNB Stars League Round 5 game against Al-Ahli, describing the opponents as the best in the competition so far.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “After defeating Duhail, the next game is very important because Al Ahli didn’t lose any points and they’re doing really well, especially with the coach – I have to say that he is doing a really great job – and the team is totally different from the last season.” ... 

The Al-Sadd U-23 team lost 1-2 to Al-Duhail, in their Qatargas U-23 League first round clash, which was played on Thursday at the Grand Hamad Stadium.

Al-Duhail went 2-0 up with a brace from Fahd Waad Al-Bayati (17′, 48′), before Saoud Al-Nasr pulled a goal back for Al-Sadd in the 57th minute. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team players resumed their training at 5 pm on Thursday at the club secondary pitch, following the 3-1 victory over Al-Duhail in the rescheduled QNB Stars League Round 3 game which was played on Wednesday.

The Wolves are now preparing for the next game against Al-Ahli, in Round 5 of the league, which will be played on Sunday evening at Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium. ... 

Al-Sadd defender Khoukhi Boualem spoke of the importance of his side’s 3-1 win over Al-Duhail in the QNB Stars League, attributing the result to the team’s concentration.

In his comments after the match, Khoukhi said: “We got three important points against Al Duhail. We entered the game with great concentration and succeeded in winning and compensating for the last draw against Al Khor.” ... 

Al-Sadd registered a convincing 3-1 win over Al-Duhail in the rescheduled QNB Stars League Round 3 game, which was played at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Wednesday.

Nam Tae-hee opened the scoring for Al-Sadd in the 22nd minute, before Guilherme Torres made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. Nam then returned to score his second and Al-Sadd’s third in the 70th minute. Dudu scored a consolation goal for Al-Duhail in the 86th minute. ... 

Al-Sadd defender Khoukhi Boualem stressed on the difficulty of the upcoming game against Al-Duhail team, while adding that his side is looking to correct their errors and win all three points.

The rescheduled game from Round 3 of the QNB Stars League will be played on Wednesday evening at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez remarked that his side is ready to face Al-Duhail in their upcoming QNB Stars League game, despite the difficulty of the fixture. The rescheduled game from Round 3 is set to be played at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Wednesday.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “Of course, it is always complicated to play against Al-Duhail. It will be very difficult because the players feel more tension that in other games . But we are ready, we are in a good moment, even though we lost two points against Al-Khor in the last game.” ... 

The Qatar Football Association has announced the list of match officials for the upcoming 2020-21 QNB Stars League game between Al-Sadd and Al-Duhail. The rescheduled game from Round 3 will be played at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Wednesday.

The match officials for the game are as follows:

Match referee: Salman Falahi
Linesman 1: Abdulmajeed Al-Korbi
Linesman 2: Majed Haderis
Fourth official: Jamal Hussain
Video assistant referee 1: Abdullah Al-Athba
Video assistant referee 2: Mohammed Al-Shammari ... 

The Al-Sadd first team went through their main training session on Monday evening at the club’s training facility, in preparation for the upcoming game against Al Duhail. The match, which was postponed from the third round of the QNB Stars League, will kick off at 6:45 PM on Wednesday at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. ...