Uruguayan Diego Aguirre-coached Al Rayyan started preparations for their QNB Stars League Week 7 game against Qatar SC, to be played at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday, 19th October.

Two days after their 3-0 win over Al Shahania in Round 1 of the Ooredoo Cup (Group A) on 11th October, Al Rayyan players started going through their paces.

Overseas professionals Yacine Brahimi and Lee Jae-Ik are away on duty for Algeria and South Korea respectively. So were Qatar internationals Abdulaziz Hatem, Mohamed Alaaeldin and goalkeeper Fahd Younis.

Goalkeeper Omar Bari, who underwent a surgery at the end of last season, is back with the squad.

Al Rayyan had defeated Al Sadd 4-2 in Qatar Clasico in Week 6 of the QNB Stars League to occupy the fourth position in the table for the first time this season. The Lions are on 12 points.