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<p>Al Rayyan coach Laurent Blanc spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 13 match against Al Gharafa.</p><p>“In Al Gharafa, we will face a strong team. They are a side that competes for the league title, they have good players. From our side, Al Rayyan have to do a great job of creating chances and scoring goals. We have to keep doing this until we come out with a positive result.</p><p>“I see that this clash is a little complicated. Our team is always looking for victory and currently we need rapid development of sorts. I hope to sign new players to support the team.</p><p>“We have three injured players and there is no possibility to change some players in some positions as we lack solutions. In the previous match against Al Sailiya, the team showed a strong defensive performance, especially after the opponents scored the first goal as a result of our mistake. Their second goal came from a penalty kick. That complicated matters and made it difficult for us to score three goals to win.</p><p>“I saw that some players lacked focus and did not have the ability to control the game,” said Blanc.</p><p>Al Rayyan player Mohammed Alaeldin said, “It will be a difficult match for the two teams but I think it will be fun for the fans. I hope the result will come out in our favour. We are going through a difficult phase. I hope we will overcome this situation with the new coach and make use of his great experience. I expect us to make a quick comeback. Al Gharafa are special opponents and the players are ready for it.”</p>