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Xavi: Excited for the start of the QSL, our aim is to keep winning

Al Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez spoke about the difficulty of the upcoming 2021-22 QNB Stars League season, ahead of the team’s opening game against Al Sailiya. The match is set to be played on Sunday at the Thani bin Jassim Stadium.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “At the start of the season, we are really excited and happy to resume competing in the QSL. It’s an honour for me to coach Al-Sadd again.” ... 

Al-Sadd continue training to prepare for Al-Sailiya clash, await the return of internationals

The Al Sadd first team continued training today, Wednesday, in preparation for facing Al Sailiya, in the 2021-22 QNB Stars League Round 1 game that will be played next Sunday at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharafa.

The training session witnessed the return of the trio of the Qatar U-23 national team – Mustafa Tarek, Faisal Azadi, Yousef Al Balushi – after the end of their camp in Austria, in addition to the return of the South Korean international Jung Woo-young after his participation with his national team in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. ... 

Al Sadd resume training without 21 players

The Al Sadd first team resumed training today Sunday, after a break which followed the friendly game against Lusail, in preparation for the start of the new season.

The squad is currently missing 21 players, with 13 players away with the senior Qatar national team (Saad Al-Dosari, Mishaal Barshim, Pedro Miguel, Musab Khader, Tariq Salman, Abdel Karim Hassan, Khokhi Boualem, Youssef Abdel Razak, Mohamed Waad, Hassan Al Haidos, Ahmed Suhail, Ali Asad). Akram Afif). ... 

Al-Sadd defeat Lusail 2-1 in friendly game

The Al-Sadd first team defeated Lusail FC 2-1 in a friendly game which was played on Thursday at the club’s training facility.

The match was organised as part of the preparations for the start of the new 2021-22 QNB Stars League season in September.

Al-Sadd began the match with the following lineup: Jehad Mohammed, Mohammed Mannai, Abdullah Ismail, Abdulrahman Mohammed, Ahmed Sayyar, Guilherme Torres, Mahdi Salem, Abdullah Al-Yazidi, Andre Ayew, Baghdad Bounedjah. ... 

Al-Sadd set to face Lusail in friendly game

The Al Sadd first team continued training in preparation for the start of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League season, amid the absence of international players who are away with the senior and U-23 Qatar national teams.

During Wednesday’s training session, the available players went through technical skill drills, under the supervision of the coaching staff. ... 

International call-ups for Al-Sadd trio

The Al-Sadd trio of Baghdad Bounedjah, Jung Woo-young, and Andre Ayew received international call-ups ahead of the upcoming FIFA matchdays in September, which will see two matches in the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Bounedjah is scheduled to play for Algeria against Djibouti, on the 2nd of September in Group A, and then against Burkina Faso on the 7th of the same month. ... 

Al-Sadd resume training to prepare for the new season

The Al Sadd first team continued training today, after getting a day off from training on Saturday, following the squad’s return from the overseas camp in Barcelona in preparation for the new 2021-22 season.

The coaching staff of the team, led by the head coach Xavi Hernandez, is aiming to have the players reach their top levels, both physically and technically, before the start of the league campaign. Al Sadd is scheduled to face Al Sailiya in the first round of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League on the 12th of September. ...