Al-Sadd’s Akram Afif stressed on the difficulty of his side’s 1-0 victory over Al-Rayyan, which took them to the final of the 2021 Qatar Cup.

Speaking after the match, Afif said: “The match was difficult, and this is the case with cup matches. Only one team qualifies and we did what was required to reach the final.” ... 

Al-Sadd reached the final of the 2021 Qatar Cup after defeating Al-Rayyan 1-0 in the semifinal clash which was held on Thursday at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

Santi Cazorla scored the winning goal for the Wolves, converting a penalty in the 84th minute. The result means that Al-Sadd, the defending champions, progress to the title decider against the winner of the other semifinal between Al-Duhail and Al-Gharafa. ... 

Al-Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah stressed on the readiness of his side ahead of the upcoming game against Al-Rayyan in the 2021 Qatar Cup semi-final.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Bounedjah said: “Al-Rayyan is a good team and we will be high focused to win this game. Everyone will place Al-Sadd as favourites, but the cup matches are different. In the 2020 Amir Cup final, everyone expected Al-Sadd to win by a great score, but Al-Arabi was a strong rival and therefore we must be careful and present our best against Al-Rayyan in order to win and advance to the final.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez described his side’s next match against Al Rayyan, in the semi-finals of the 2021 Qatar Cup, as an “early final”.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “We in Al Sadd want to win this cup, which is a completely different tournament from the league. We have a big challenge this season, which is to win all the tournaments and I am proud of the players because they have done an excellent job.” ... 

Al-Sadd continued their run of victories in the Qatargas U-23 League, after defeating Al-Arabi 2-1 in the Round 16 game which was played on Tuesday at Al-Shamal Stadium.

With this victory, the Wolves maintained their lead in the league with a tally of 41 points. Al-Arabi took the lead in the 62nd minute through Ahmed Salim Hajjaj, before Al-Sadd overturned the scoreline through two late goals from Talal Bahzad, in the 88th minute, and then substitute Hassan Ahmed in the 90th minute. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team held its main training session on Tuesday at the club training facility, in preparation for the upcoming game against Al Rayyan in the semifinals of the 2021 Qatar Cup.

Al-Sadd will come into the game having qualified as the third placed team in the 2019-20 season, while Al-Rayyan were runners-up. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his happiness after what he described as an important 3-0 victory over Al-Ahli in Round 16 of the QNB Stars League.

In his statement after the match, Xavi told the club’s website: “It was a difficult match, Al-Ahly played man-to-man, they made the match difficult for us and did not allow us to play in our usual way.” ... 

Al-Sadd defender Musaab Khidir expressed his happiness after his side’s 3-0 victory over Al-Ahli team in Round 16 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking after the match, Musaab said: “It was a difficult game against Al-Ahli, but the team managed to collect the three points and strengthen the lead in the league.” ... 

Al-Sadd defeated Al-Ahli 3-0 in their QNB Stars League Round 16 game which was played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Friday.

This result means that the Wolves maintain their lead at the top of the QNB Stars League table with 44 points from 16 games. Baghdad Bounedjah (23′) and Khoukhi Boualem (26′) gave Al-Sadd a two-goal lead at halftime, while substitute Tarek Salman scored the third (88’) to conclude the scoring. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team concluded their preparations for the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 16 game against Al-Ahli, with the final training session on Friday evening. The match is set to kick off at 6:15 PM on Saturday at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

The coaching staff, led by Xavi Hernandez, implemented physical exercises and some light technical skills training, before announcing the 23-member matchday squad which is as follows: ...