Al Sadd's Bagdad Bounedjah (centre) celebrates after scoring one of his three goals during El Clasico against Al Rayyan at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in this December 2016 file photo.
Al Sadd are eyeing full points against Al Khor today as they enter the round 21 of the prestigious Qatar Stars League (QSL) at Al Khor Stadium today.
Al Sadd are three points with league leaders Lekhwiya. The Wolves will be hunting for the three points in order to push for the title.
But, Jesualdo Ferriera, the head coach of Al Sadd, said his team was targeting a good display.
"We have to be ready to play teams that are focused on defending. We have 5 final games left so we have to focus on our team rather than other teams.”
Speaking about returning players, Ferreira added: “Ibrahim Majed and Mohammed Ismail are coming back. I am very pleased to see them coming back and I don’t know the reason for their suspension.”
“Pressure is good and positive for my team ... it’s a good challenge for the players who will learn from this especially newer players. For me pressure is good and important as it keeps us on our toes," added the Portuguese tactician.
Meanwhile, Al Khor are eleventh in the table with twenty points and are embroiled in a fight to avoid relegation.
The Knights will be looking to provide a strong performance against a very strong opposition.
Jean Fernandez, the Head Coach of Al Khor, knows the importance of this match: “It a very big team and a very big match. They were far away from Lekhwiya but now are level with Lekhwiya."
"In attack we are having many opportunities but we are missing them. Now we are in a difficult situation but we will try to provide a good performance as we have done against them before," he added.
“We don’t have any problem with performances but the main problem is missing opportunities. We have to work on our efficiency because if you miss opportunities and concede goals it’s a big problem,” added the Frenchman at the press conference yesterday.
He also spoke about the importance of the final few matches in the league.
“The match against Al Sadd will be different from the relegations battles we have coming up. Al Sadd is a more complicated match … most importantly after the Sadd match is Shahaniya and Al Wakrah and these matches will be more important in our fight for survival.”
