Al-Sadd’s head coach Juanma Lillo expressed confidence in the team’s readiness to face Al-Arabi in the final of the 2023 Amir Cup, scheduled to be played on Friday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

During the press conference, Juanma stated, “We have been preparing for this crucial match for a long time. It holds great significance for us, and our objective is to emerge as winners. I consider myself fortunate to lead a team comprising exceptional players who possess all the necessary abilities to secure victory and claim the championship.” ... 

Al-Sadd suffered a 1-2 loss against Al-Arabi in the final match of the QNB Stars League for the 2022-2023 season, which took place on Monday, at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

With this loss, Al-Sadd remained at 44 points in third place. Al-Sadd’s goal was scored by Baghdad Bounedjah in the 93rd minute, while Al-Arabi’s goals were scored by Abdullah Maarafi in the second minute and Omar Al-Somah in the 55th minute. ... 

Al-Sadd defender Pedro Miguel expressed confidence in his team’s preparation for their final week 22 match against Al-Arabi in the QNB Stars League.

During the press conference, Pedro said, “The next match against Al-Arabi will be tough as they are in good form, and we are competing for the second position with them.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo stressed the importance of the upcoming game against Al-Arabi in the 22nd and final week of the 2022-23 QNB Stars League.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “Al-Arabi is a strong team and it is going through a very good season so far. As always, we will try our best to win the game, and finish second in the league.” ... 

Al-Sadd secured a dominant 3-1 victory over Al-Duhail in their QNB Stars League Round 21 clash on Thursday, held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. The win propelled Al-Sadd to 44 points, with the team remaining in third place.

Baghdad Bounedjah opened the scoring for Al-Sadd in the 41st minute, followed by Akram Afif’s goal in the 51st minute, and Rodrigo Tabata’s impressive strike in the 75th minute. Al-Duhail scored their lone goal through Michael Olunga’s penalty in the 73rd minute. ... 

Al-Sadd striker Ayoub El-Kaabi stressed the importance of the upcoming game against Al-Duhail, and also spoke of the focus of his team.

El-Kaabi said: “Our match against Al-Duhail is very important for the team. We aim to play well and get all three points.”

He added: “The team is fully focused on the match, and we will give our best during the match to win.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma confirmed that his team is fully prepared to face Al-Duhail in the upcoming match in Round 21 of the QNB Stars League.

During the pre-match press conference, Juanma stated, “As always, we will do our best to win the match, regardless of the opponent. We always strive to compete and win all our matches.” ... 

Al-Sadd’s Musaab Khidir expressed his happiness with his team’s exciting 2-0 victory against Al-Rayyan in Week 20 of the QNB Stars League.

In his post-match comments, Musaab noted the difficulty of the match, as Al-Rayyan needed points badly, but he was pleased with his team’s performance. ... 

Al-Sadd earned a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Al-Rayyan, in the QNB Stars League Week 20 match, which was held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Friday.

In the 70th minute, Rodrigo Tabata put Al-Sadd ahead with a precise close-range strike from Akram Afif’s pass, and Baghdad Bounedjah secured the victory with a goal in injury time. Al-Rayyan’s Muhammad Ayyash was sent off in the 80th minute. ... 

Al-Sadd’s Santi Cazorla expressed his satisfaction with the team’s current form ahead of their clash with Al-Rayyan in Week 20 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Cazorla acknowledged the team’s excellent performance and recent victories in both the league championship and the Amir Cup. ...