Al Rayyan striker Rodrigo Moreno expressed his team’s readiness to face Al Sadd in the concluding match of the EXPO Stars League, stating:
We are preparing for this match just like we have for all previous matches. Our motivation in this match is to win against the best team in the league, Al Sadd, who were recently crowned champions. We know the match will be tough, but it is a strong motivation for us to finish the league in second place and end the season in the best possible position. We will try to score as many goals as possible to maintain our second-place position in the table alongside Al Gharafa.
We know they have won the league, but we will not give up. We need to stay focused and play to win. If the players think they have won because Al Sadd has already secured the league and doesn’t need to win, that would be a big mistake on our part. We played a great match in the previous game, even though we didn’t start well, but we managed to come back and win the match.