Al Sadd coach Felix Sanchez spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 6 match against Al Gharafa.

“We have a very difficult match against Al Gharafa, we know that after the last match it is very important to show the fans that we want to return to the competition and perform well.

“We will play a very difficult match, Al Gharafa have many players from last year and the technical staff are also continuing. They are a very organized team in defence and the match will be difficult, but we are confident in our ability to play well.

“All players want to play a good match to please the fans. We got two bad results in the last two matches in the league and we are also not satisfied with the performance. We know that this is an opportunity for us to make a comeback and show the fans that the team is ready and that we have the desire to perform much better,” said Sanchez.

Al Sadd player Pedro Miguel said, “We have an important match for us because we have not played well in the league so far. Our goal is to appear differently in the match against Al Gharafa.

“It is important to get three points in this match. All my teammates are ready because it will be a difficult match against a good team like Al Gharafa. We will give 100 per cent of our level and get the three points.

“I know that our fans are not satisfied with what we have presented so far in the league. I know that they are sad because we did not perform as we did last year, but I promise you that we will show a different face against Al Gharafa to get them the three points and start a new phase for the team. We will continue to make you happy until the end.”