Vicente Moreno, Al Rayyan head coach, confirmed the team’s readiness to face Qatar SC in the fifth round of the Doha Bank Stars League. Speaking during the pre-match press conference, he said: “Yes, sure. A very, very long time without matches, it’s true. But we took advantage to train and to improve on some things. We are looking forward to playing again. We are very happy because we have our international players back with us, right? It’s true they are sad because they wanted to win the Gulf Cup, but… it wasn’t possible. But the most important thing is our focus now on the league, and if possible, win tomorrow. But I know it will be very difficult because we will play against a very good team too.”
Regarding the match against Qatar SC, he added: “Last season I played against them with Al Wakrah, and it’s the same coach and similar players. I know this team is very difficult, but I repeat to you: it is very important to win because this month we will have a lot of matches—I think around 7 or 8 games this month—and it is very important to start these games by winning tomorrow in our first game against Qatar SC.”
Sending a message to the fans, he stated: “It will be very important for us, if possible, for the fans to come to the stadium to support us, because we play for them. And I repeat, after this game we will play in the Champions League again, and it will be very important for us to go play in the Champions League after winning our match.”