Al Rayyan coach Diego Aguirre spoke to the media ahead of their 2019-20 QNB Stars League Week 22 match against Al Wakrah.

“We are ready to face Al Wakrah and provide our best in order to win. The title is not in our hands. For me, I do not prefer waiting for the result of the other match. We have to focus on our game because it is difficult. If we cannot win, we will not have a chance to win the title and we must do our job until the last moment.

“The preparations for Al Wakrah game were very good. We do not have any excuses, we have to continue winning and achieve victory in this game. We are required to focus, maybe something good will happen. We may or may not win the title.

“The season, in general, was good because we competed for the title until the last round. It is a good thing for Al Rayyan, especially with some new players who joined at the beginning of the season. We needed some time to harmonise and adapt and I am happy with what we have provided and it is possible that there will be a surprise at the end of the journey.

“My advice to the players is to just focus and do the best on the field in order to win,” said Aguirre.

Al Rayyan player Ahmed Abdelmaksoud said, “Our preparations for Al Wakrah match were normal. They are one of the best teams in the league which has a striker, Algerian Mohamed Benyettou, whom I consider as the most dangerous this season.

“We will try to neutralise Al Wakrah’s strengths and exploit their weaknesses in order to win three points. If Al Duhail win the league, we would be the first to congratulate them. Our focus now is on achieving victory in Al Wakrah match and we have to wait for the result of Al Duhail vs Al Ahli match.”