Al Shahania coach Jose Murcia spoke to the media ahead of their 2019-20 QNB Stars League Week 1 match against Al Gharafa.

“We want to build on last season’s good results. We’ve worked well in preparation for the season and the first game. Our goal this season is a strong finish, like the one we had last season. We play as a fighting group and that’s one of our strengths.

“Al Gharafa are a big team and have made several changes. They’re also keen to better their results this season and we respect them. They’ve a good coach, but that doesn’t prevent us from playing to win against them,” said Murcia.