Al-Sadd’s Qatari internationals returned to the club for training on Sunday, as the first team stepped up preparations for the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 8 game against Al-Wakrah, which is to be played on Tuesday at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

The nine Qatari internationals – Hassan Al-Haydos, Meshaal Barsham, Khoukhi Boualem, Musaab Khidir, Mohammed Waad, Akram Afif, Tarek Salman, Yousuf Abdurisag and Abdelkarim Hassan – returned after the national team’s game against Bangladesh in the Asian joint qualifiers. ... 

Al-Sadd climbed to the top of the Qatargas U23 League table with a 2-1 win over Al-Gharafa, in the Round 8 game which was played at Al Shamal Stadium on Saturday.

The result took Al-Sadd’s points tally to 18, moving past Al-Gharafa to claim top spot on the league table.

Hassan Ahmed put Al-Sadd in the lead in the 19th minute with a powerful shot from the edge of the box, before Ali Asad made it 2-0 in the 41st minute. Al-Gharafa then reduced the deficit through Mohammed Ali Jamin in the 62nd minute. Al-Sadd goalkeeper Jehad Mohammad also saved two penalties in the 56th and 64th minutes. ... 

The Al Sadd first team resumed its training on Wednesday, after the break followed the 3-1 victory over Umm Salal in Round 7 of the QNB Stars League.

The Wolves are preparing to face Al-Wakrah in the Round 8 game which will be played on Tuesday, December 8, at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. Al-Sadd are currently on top of the league table with 19 points. ... 

Al-Sadd defeated Umm Salal 7-0 in their Qatargas U-23 League Round 7 game, which was played at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday.

The result increased Al-Sadd’s tally to 15 points from 7 games in the league table, where they occupy third place. The game saw the participation of goalkeeper Saad Al-Dosari, after his recovery from the injury that had ruled him out since mid-October, in addition to Ali Asad and Salem Al-Hajri, who had both been out of action for almost 10 months due to Achilles tendon injuries. ... 

Al-Sadd youngster Mohamed Waad spoke of his team’s performance after the 3-1 victory over Umm Salal in Round 7 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking to the meda after the match, Waad said: “We thank God for the deserved victory against Umm Salal, which is a good team. We were not complacent, but we were playing against a good team. There were some mistakes that we made and we must correct them in the upcoming matches.” ... 

Al-Sadd defeated Umm Salal 3-1 in their QNB Stars League Round 7 game which was played at the Thani bin Jassim Stadium on Friday.

This result ensures that the Wolves remain top of the QNB Stars League table with 19 points from 7 games. Akram Afif (35’), Santi Cazorla (50’), and Hassan Al-Haydos (90+1’) scored for Al-Sadd, while Roozbeh Cheshmi (40’) netted the lone goal for Umm Salal. ... 

Al-Sadd’s young forward Hashim Ali spoke of his team’s desire to win their upcoming game against Umm Salal in Round 7 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Hashim said: “As you know , we are the only unbeaten team in the league. We just drew one game. The only thing we are looking for is to win, nothing else. Just win.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke of the difficutly of his side’s upcoming QNB Stars League Round 7 game against Umm Salal.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “As you know, in this league, every game is a war. Every game is difficult because everybody works really well.” ... 

Al-Sadd goalkeeper Saad Al-Dosari returned to training with the first team, after recovering from an injury he had suffered during the Qatar national team’s friendly against Ghana in October.

Saad had suffered a head injury during that game, which ruled out him of the last few games for Al-Sadd. He then underwent a treatment and rehabilitation programme under the supervision of the national team’s medical staff. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his happiness after his side’s big 4-1 victory over Al-Arabi, which took them back to the top of the QNB Stars League table.

In his statement to the club website after the match, Xavi said: “We played a special game in the Doha Derby. It was an excellent performance and it was possible to score more goals. We must continue in this way; we’re in a great moment.” ...