Al-Sadd’s first team secured a 4-2 victory against Al-Wakrah in the QNB Stars League 2022-23 Round 18 match, held at Saoud bin Abdul Rahman Stadium on Saturday.

With this win, Al-Sadd increased their total points to 35. Ayoub El-Kaabi scored two goals for Al-Sadd in the 27th and 88th minutes, while Akram Afif scored twice in the 48th and 66th minutes. Meanwhile, Trent Sainsbury scored the first goal for Al-Wakrah in the 57th minute, and Gelson Dalla scored their second goal in the 87th minute. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team concluded preparations for facing Al-Wakrah in the QNB Stars League Round 18 match that will be played on Saturday at Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium.

Al-Sadd enters the match occupying third place in the standings, with 32 points.

After the final session on Friday, head coach Juanma, announced the matchday squad consisting of 19 players: Saad Al-Dosari, Jehad Muhammad, Ahmed Sayyar, Tarek Salman, Ali Asad, Hassan Al-Haydos, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Khoukhi Boualam, Ayoub El-Kaabi, Guilherme Torres, Abdulrahman Rashid, Hashim Ali, Bahaa Al-Laithi. Ahmed Al-Saeed, Mahdi Salem, Moaz Al-Wadiya, Akram Afif, Abdulrahman Bakri, Musaab Khidir. ... 

Al-Sadd’s Brazilian midfielder Guilherme Torres has emphasised the importance of changing the team’s current situation and finishing the season on a good note.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference before the QNB Stars League Round 18 game against Al-Wakrah, Guilherme said: “It will be a very difficult match against a well-organised team. The result in our last match was negative, but we are working hard this week so that we can get a good result from this match and prepare for the Qatar Cup final, which is a very important match. We need to change this situation and show what we are capable of.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo spoke about the difficulty of the upcoming match against Al-Wakrah in Round 18 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, he said: “The next match against Al-Wakrah will be difficult because it is an organized team with good players. Like we say before every match, we know that every team has unique strengths, which makes every match challenging.” ... 

The Al-Sadd first team continues to prepare for their upcoming match against Al-Wakrah, in Round 18 of the QNB Stars League, which is scheduled for Saturday.

The team’s coaching staff, led by head coach Juanma, focused on increasing the physical and training load to ensure that the players are ready for the upcoming match. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team was defeated by Al-Duhail 1-3 in the semi-final of the Ooredoo Cup, which was held at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday.

With this loss, Al-Sadd exits the championship in the semi-finals. Moroccan striker Ayoub El-Kaabi scored the only goal for Al-Sadd in the 24th minute, while Ferjani Sassi (45+2′ and 55′) and Ismaeel Mohammad (87′) scored the three goals for Al-Duhail. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo spoke of his side’s aim to win the 2022-23 Ooredoo Cup ahead of the semifinal fixture against Al-Duhail.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “Each game is unique. This is another competition, and now, we will play without some of our international players.” ... 

The first football team of Al-Sadd Club played its main training session at 6:15 pm today, Tuesday, at the club’s subsidiary stadium, in preparation for the next Al-Duhail match, in the semi-finals of the Ooredoo Cup for the season 2022-2023.

Al Sadd enters the match after being in second place in Group A, with 9 points from three wins and two losses. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma stressed the importance of his side’s 3-1 victory over Al-Shamal in Round 17 of the QNB Stars League.

In his statements after the match, Juanma said: “I am very satisfied with the team’s performance against Al Shamal, given the timing of the match and what happened in the last game against Al-Duhail. I am very satisfied with the team and what we achieved today in winning by three goals.” ... 

Al-Sadd player Ahmed Al-Saeed, expressed his happiness with the important 3-1 comeback victory over Al-Shamal, in Round 17 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking after the match, Ahmed said: “Praise be to God for the victory. We faced difficulties in the first half, but we succeeded in controlling the match in the second half and we got the three points.” ...