Al Duhail coach Christophe Galtier spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 16 match against Al Sadd.

“Of course, after our last match against Al Wakrah, we worked intensively during the last week to prepare for the match against Al Sadd.

“We are fully prepared to face Al Sadd. We must forget the first-leg match and its result, as it is just part of the past, and we must focus completely and play with high spirit in Saturday's match.

“We must deal with great respect when entering the match. All players must focus on raising their technical and physical level during the coming period, and we must not forget that we have another strong match after this match as well. If we are lucky and are able to win, we will not say that the league has been decided, but it is certainly a decisive match in the race to obtain the league championship,” said Galtier.

Al Duhail ace Michael Olunga said, “Our focus on this match is great because it is a decisive match in our career, but of course it is not the end of the road. We focused completely with the technical staff during training In order to improve performance and correct the mistakes we made in the last match against Al Wakrah.

“Of course, we know very well how important this match is in our journey towards winning the title. Focus, as I mentioned, begins with training, especially on the physical and psychological factors. Becoming the club’s top scorer is a great honour for me. It gives me a strong motivation to continue achieving. Of course, without the support of my team-mates and everyone in the club, this achievement would not have been achieved, but it is only an incentive, as I mentioned, to move forward to achieve more with the team.”