Umm Salal coach Aziz Ben Askar spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 1 match against Al Duhail.

“We realise that we are facing the champion team of last season. At the same time, we must do a great job, something like what we were doing in the last two months, but this is the case of all teams in this special season.

“Nothing much has changed for us and we continue our work in order to be ready to fight. We are aware of the difficulty of the upcoming matches.

“For us, things are the same in terms of work and team spirit, and we are working well, so we will be ready for the confrontation.

“We prepare the players for all situations that can arise in the match and everyone wants to play for victory. We know our goal and we have to be smart in all matches.

“As for the next match, it will not be easy against the best team. Besides, the league games, Al Duhail will also be preparing for the AFC Champions League. We are working very well to come out with a positive result and have made some changes to inject new blood into the team to help us,” said Ben Askar.