Al Khor coach Andre Lima spoke to the media ahead of their 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League Week 19 match against Al Shamal.

“For me, all the upcoming matches are important, but this match has a special place, as the difference between us and Al Shamal is only one point.

“In the second leg, we tried to score many points and got many important points.

“A difficult match awaits us against Al Shamal and the level of concentration must be very high. So is the team spirit. We must avoid mistakes in order to achieve these three very important points in the team's march this season,” said Lima.

Al Khor player Pierre-Michel Lassoga said, “I am happy to be back with the team and I feel better and do everything in my capacity to contribute to the team. An important match awaits us against Al Shamal and we will fight to get the three points. All opportunities are available to us to stay and our destiny is in our hands and we must focus in this match.

“The team is in a positive spirit and is determined to get the three points. The preparations for the match were good and our focus is to win against Al Shamal.”