Al Kharaitiyat Head Coach Amar Osim
“It's always good to have three points from the first game especially when your next game is against Rayyan which is going to be quite a different game. Because it's going to one of those games with a bit more spectators than usual. And this fact can change the way you prepare and feel during the game. Rayyan’s style is to put pressure on the opponents and there's pressure from the spectators too.”
 
“Rayyan has come from the second division which is a big achievement, and they have an ambition to do well.”
 
“Rayyan is a new team. It's a team that came from the second division but that not's really correct because they are not a second division team by the quality of their players. So do we play a second division team or do we play Rayyan, one of biggest teams in Qatar? The reality I believe is somewhere in between.”
 

 
Al Rayyan Head Coach Jorge Fossati
“As always we consider that it will be a very tough game. Kharaitiyat have shown their quality when they beat one of the top four teams last week. So we are aware that we need to play in the same way that we did against Sailiya or better, because we have a very difficult opponent.”
 
“So far we have played just one out of the 26 games. So while we have got a good start, it's not something that we can be extraordinarily happy about. After that game I wasn't completely satisfied. I am always looking for details to improve. It was like that against Sailiya. For us this game is the most important game of the season and it's like that for every game.”
 
Garcia is improving. Yesterday he was part of training. We will evaluate him today. I have the okay from the medical team but we will check again closer to the match itself. If it's a big risk, we prefer to not play him and wait for the next game. He's a very important player for us but we cannot take a risk with him.