Al Duhail coach Hernan Crespo spoke to the media ahead of their 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League match against Al Rayyan postponed from Week 15.

“We will face a great team that has a good coach, we faced them a lot this season in the league, Ooredoo Cup and AFC Champions League, and we know each other well.

“We are ready for this match and we have the priority to return to the top. The league is still in our hands although the team is not going through good moments, especially after losing in the last match against Al Gharafa. This defeat will not be an obstacle for us and the situation will be different in our match against Al Rayyan.

“We miss the player with individual solutions in the absence of Edmilson, Sultan Al Breik and Abdulrahman Mohammed, who had injury, as well as Nam Tae-Hee. Absences have been necessary since the start of the season and the team has the best players who will make every effort to regain the league title,” said Crespo.

Al Duhail player Bassam Al Rawi said, “Our matches against Al Rayyan are always difficult, strong and exciting. This time, we will play them after losing to Al Gharafa in the last round and we will play strongly from the beginning to the end, as we are still the closest to winning the title.

“Winning and losing are part of the game, and we were not lucky in the Amir Cup  even in our last match against Al Gharafa. But we are physically and mentally ready for the game against Al Rayyan and we will go into it in order to win.”