Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez has stressed on the difficulty of his side’s upcoming game against Al-Arabi in Round 17 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “The next game is against Al Arabi and we expect it will be difficult . Everybody can remember we suffered in the final of the Amir Cup because they were defending very well. They didn’t concede too many goals in the recent period. They improved a lot with two foreigner players as centre backs – Muniesa and Azzi, both good players.” ... 

The Al-Sadd first team players resumed their training at 6 PM on Friday, after the important 1-0 victory over Al Rayyan in the semi-final of the Qatar Cup.

The Wolves are now preparing to face Al-Arabi next Monday, in the seventeenth week of the QNB Stars League, at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Al-Sadd are currently on top of the league table with 44 points. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his happiness after his side’s 1-0 victory Al-Rayyan in the semi-final of the 2021 Qatar Cup.

Speaking during the press conference after the match, Xavi said: “It was a very difficult match against Al Rayyan who were strong, both physically and defensively. Al Rayyan has many excellent players, and we did not play as well as we usually do but we achieved our goal, which is to be in the final.” ... 

Al-Sadd’s Akram Afif stressed on the difficulty of his side’s 1-0 victory over Al-Rayyan, which took them to the final of the 2021 Qatar Cup.

Speaking after the match, Afif said: “The match was difficult, and this is the case with cup matches. Only one team qualifies and we did what was required to reach the final.” ... 

Al-Sadd reached the final of the 2021 Qatar Cup after defeating Al-Rayyan 1-0 in the semifinal clash which was held on Thursday at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

Santi Cazorla scored the winning goal for the Wolves, converting a penalty in the 84th minute. The result means that Al-Sadd, the defending champions, progress to the title decider against the winner of the other semifinal between Al-Duhail and Al-Gharafa. ... 

Al-Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah stressed on the readiness of his side ahead of the upcoming game against Al-Rayyan in the 2021 Qatar Cup semi-final.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Bounedjah said: “Al-Rayyan is a good team and we will be high focused to win this game. Everyone will place Al-Sadd as favourites, but the cup matches are different. In the 2020 Amir Cup final, everyone expected Al-Sadd to win by a great score, but Al-Arabi was a strong rival and therefore we must be careful and present our best against Al-Rayyan in order to win and advance to the final.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez described his side’s next match against Al Rayyan, in the semi-finals of the 2021 Qatar Cup, as an “early final”.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Xavi said: “We in Al Sadd want to win this cup, which is a completely different tournament from the league. We have a big challenge this season, which is to win all the tournaments and I am proud of the players because they have done an excellent job.” ... 

Al-Sadd continued their run of victories in the Qatargas U-23 League, after defeating Al-Arabi 2-1 in the Round 16 game which was played on Tuesday at Al-Shamal Stadium.

With this victory, the Wolves maintained their lead in the league with a tally of 41 points. Al-Arabi took the lead in the 62nd minute through Ahmed Salim Hajjaj, before Al-Sadd overturned the scoreline through two late goals from Talal Bahzad, in the 88th minute, and then substitute Hassan Ahmed in the 90th minute. ... 

The Al-Sadd first team held its main training session on Tuesday at the club training facility, in preparation for the upcoming game against Al Rayyan in the semifinals of the 2021 Qatar Cup.

Al-Sadd will come into the game having qualified as the third placed team in the 2019-20 season, while Al-Rayyan were runners-up. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his happiness after what he described as an important 3-0 victory over Al-Ahli in Round 16 of the QNB Stars League.

In his statement after the match, Xavi told the club’s website: “It was a difficult match, Al-Ahly played man-to-man, they made the match difficult for us and did not allow us to play in our usual way.” ...