Lekhwiya VS Al Khor, December 19, 4pm at the Abdulla bin Khalifa stadium
 
Lekhwiya coach Michael Laudrup:
At this point Sadd and us are the two teams, side by side vying for the title. Also at this moment there is quite a gap down to the third and fourth placed teams. We have however seen some very surprising results in the last two rounds. We have seen Sadd losing points to two bottom teams. We have seen Wakrah win big against Gharafa, Sailiya winning against Jaish.”
 
“And the team we are playing on Friday, Al Khor, have also got some good results. I saw them against Umm Salal. They came very close to a win but finished 3-3. This shows that teams in the lower half of the table are doing well at the moment. It also shows that even if you are the better team, if you are not focused then you can end up on the losing side.”
 
“The match between Shahania and Al Sadd was definitely a lesson for us too. Sadd had the ball all the time but Shahania had a few counter attacks and scored from them. If a team attacks like how Sadd or we do, then you are always at a risk of conceding goals. “
 


Al Khor coach Lazlo Boloni:
“We are facing Lekhwiya, one of the best teams in the QSL. We will do our best to collect some points. It will be hard but the league is a competition. Every week you face the same challenges. We have to respect that and try and reach our aims.”
 
“We have been through a slump but we are recovering. When results start to go your way, you start to feel better. When you win one game you feel more powerful, the jokes in the dressing room increase.”
 
“At Al Khor, I never saw an atmosphere where it was difficult to work. The players listen to me and listen to our president even in very difficult moments. This is a team with which you can work easily. Of course winning does make matters easy for everybody in the team.”