Amid the celebrations of Qatari achievements, whether with Akram Afif, the star of Al-Anabi and Al-Sadd, receiving the Best Asia 2023 award, and the Qatari Federation receiving an appreciation award for its wonderful hosting of the Asian Cup, Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan fans will live a beautiful night this evening that will complement these celebrations and achievements, with a Clásico match and a heavy-caliber Qatari football match in the round. The ninth of the Stars League, I want 2025.
El Clásico will start at 7:30 pm at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Sadd, amid expectations of a wonderful, fiery and beautiful confrontation, whether because of the celebrations that raised the shares of Qatari football in this period, or because of the fierce conflict expected from the two teams and their stars, led by Akram Afif (the groom) of El Clásico, who will appear for the first time. The first after winning the Asian Super Cup, which will be the focus of his club’s fans and also Al Rayyan’s fans as it is a wonderful Qatari icon.
Al Sadd is in second place with 15 points, and Al Rayyan is in eighth place with 10 points
The summit will be fiery by all standards, as usual, but it may be hotter and more heated this time, as each team raises the slogan of victory, whether in order to obtain three points or outperform the archrival in bilateral matches.
It is not possible to predict the winner regardless of the difference in places and points. El Clásico does not recognize these differences, and recognizes whoever outperforms the other on the green rectangle. The only evidence of this is that they exchanged victories last season with the same result, as Al Sadd won the first leg by four, which Al Rayyan responded to in the division. the second.
Al-Zaeem seeks victory with all his might in order to continue moving forward, especially after his rival stumbled and the points difference between them reduced to 4 points, and so that he continues to defend his title for the second season in a row, and Al-Rayyan seeks to win to stop the bleeding of points and regain the stalled victories to catch up with the Golden Square struggle at the very least. Although the competition for the title is still open, which pushes Al Rayyan and Al Sadd to play hard for the three points.
The ranks of the two teams are almost complete with the presence of the Asian Super Cup, Akram Afif, who is considered the thinker and playmaker and also one of the scorers, along with Mujica, Henrique, Mohamed Camara, Hassan Al-Haydos, Guilherme, and Cristo Ramon.
Al Rayyan relies on its top scorer, Brazilian Roger Guedes, in front, and behind him are Mahmoud Terzeguet, Ashraf Bin Sharqi, Gabriel Pereira, Abdelaziz Hatem, Tabata, and Mourad Naji.
Sanchez: Different game
Al-Sadd coach Felix Sanchez expressed his great happiness with Akram Afif winning the Asian Player of the Year award for the year 2023. Regarding facing Al-Rayyan in the Qatar Clasico, Al-Sadd coach said: Playing against Al-Rayyan is always different, but as usual we have to focus on achieving the three points. It is our last match in the league before The international break, and it is important that we try to get a good result.
He continued: We know that there are a lot of matches, but I think the players are now at a good level. We are getting good results and this gives us the motivation to continue.
Younis Ali: It is not subject to standards
Al Rayyan coach Younis Ali stressed the importance of the confrontation that will bring his team together against Al Sadd.
He said, “Al-Rayyan and Al-Sadd matches are always difficult, exciting, strong and popular, and their confrontation is not subject to previous standards or results, and the team that is more focused and takes advantage of opportunities is more likely to win the match.”
He pointed out that the team has a quick response and develops from one match to another, stressing that Al Rayyan only lacks focus at the beginning of the match.
He added: Regardless of the position of the two teams in the table, the matches between Al Rayyan and Al Sadd are always difficult, and constitute a great incentive for the team that wins the three points, and an even greater motivation for the coming period.