Al Duhail coach Walid Regragui spoke to the media ahead of their 2019-20 QNB Stars League Week 22 match against Al Ahli.

“We are ready to face Al Ahli, win the match and finish the league. It is like a cup final. A month ago, we knew that we had five decisive matches. We would have liked to win the title early, but we were not successful. Now, we have a match to win and we knew that Al Rayyan would be chasing us, but we will win and celebrate the title.

“We did not feel pressure in previous matches, especially because our destiny is still in our hands and victory will make us win the league. If there is pressure, it will be positive. We have confidence in ourselves and we have to win this match and clinch the title.

“We will miss the services of Yousef Msakni, Assim Madibo and Bassam Al Rawi. At the same time, Ahmed Yasser has returned to training. There will be no major changes in the squad. I think we will play with the same squad, the players must put in efforts on the field and I trust all of them.

“The season was long and difficult. Now, the important thing for me is the recovery of injured players because we need them to prepare for the AFC Champions League and fortunately Al Duhail have many options,” said Regragui.

Al Duhail player Abdulrahman Mohammed said, “We are optimistic and we have confidence. There is no tension, the physical and technical preparations for this match were normal.

“I played with Al Ahli for two seasons and I respect them a lot, but now I have returned to my home. If I play in this game, I will give off what is required of me.”