Al Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez addressed the media ahead of his side’s upcoming QNB Stars League Round 22 game against Qatar SC, speaking about the difficulty of the clash, which will bring the league campaign to an end.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “Our next game is against Qatar Club, one of the teams we couldn’t defeat this season. We drew against them and in my opinion, they are a very good team. They are trying to qualify for the Champions League next season.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez has announced the 30-member squad for the upcoming 2021 AFC Champions League group stage matches, which will be played in Riyadh starting from the 14th of April.

The squad is as follows: Saad Al-Dosari, Meshaal Barsham, Jehad Mohammed, Yousuf Al-Baloushi, Ahmed Sayyar, Pedro Miguel, Hassan Al-Haydos, Nam Tae-hee, Mohammed Waad, Khoukhi Boualem, Guilherme Torres, Rodrigo Tabata, Baghdad Bounedjah, Salem Al-Hajri, Tarek Salman, Yousuf Abdurisag, Hussam Kamal, Musaab Khidir, Ahmed Suhail, Bahaa Mamdouh, Hashim Ali, Abdelkarim Hassan, Santi Cazorla, Ali Asad, Akram Afif, Abdullah Ismail, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Hassan Ahmed, Faisal Azadi, Saoud Al-Nasr. ... 

Al-Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez spoke of his happiness after his side’s 2-1 victory over Al-Rayyan in Round 21 of the QNB Stars League.

In his statement to the club’s website after the match, Xavi said: “We played an amazing and wonderful match, we won against a great team and we deserve to win, and we also deserved to score more goals.” ... 

Al Sadd racked up another victory in the QNB Stars League, defeating Al Rayyan 2-1 in the Round 21 game which was played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday.

Baghdad Bounedjah opened the scoring in the fourth minute, before Yohan Boli equalised for Al Rayyan in the 28th minute. Santi Cazorla then netted the winner for Al Sadd from the penalty spot in the 66th minute. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team concluded their preparations for the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 21 game against Al-Rayyan, with a final training session on Monday evening at the club’s training facility.

The game is scheduled to be played on Tuesday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

The Wolves go into the game having already secured the league title, and currently have a tally of 54 points with two more rounds to be played. ... 

Al-Sadd’s South Korean international Jung Woo-young spoke of the difficulty of the upcoming game against Al-Rayyan in the QNB Stars League and stressed on the need to continue without any defeats this season.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Jung said: “It’s always a difficult game against Al-Rayyan, we have always suffered. This is the Clasico and we have to win this game.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez described his side’s upcoming clash against Al-Rayyan as “a very important game” and stressed on the desire to complete the season with an unbeaten record.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “Our next game is against Al-Rayyan, it’s a Clasico and it’s a very important game. Of course, we have already won the league but we have the motivation to finish the season unbeaten, with two games left.” ... 

Al-Sadd’s Musaab Khidir said that his side got what was required after a ‘difficult’ game against Al-Gharafa in Round 20 of the QNB Stars League, which saw the Wolves win 2-0.

Speaking after the match, Musaab said: “The match was difficult, especially as Al-Gharafa was looking to compete for the top four, but we achieved the most important thing, which was winning and collecting the three points.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke of his satisfaction after his side defeated Al-Gharafa 2-0 in the QNB Stars League Round 20 game on Saturday.

Speaking to the club website after the game, Xavi said: “I am happy with the win over Al-Gharafa, and I am very happy with the rotation of the players. Due to the weather and fatigue, some of the players suffered.” ... 

A goal apiece in each half gave Al-Sadd a 2-0 victory over Al-Gharafa in the QNB Stars League Round 20 game that was played at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday.

The result saw Al-Sadd take their points tally to 54, with the team remaining unbeaten this season. Nam Tae-hee put the Wolves in the lead with his strike in 16th minute, before Santi Cazorla dispatched a penalty in the 65th minute to complete the scoring. ...