Al-Duhail faces a difficult test to maintain its top spot when it faces its host Al-Rayyan in a promising summit the day after tomorrow, Thursday, as part of the thirteenth round of the Qatari Football League “Areed Stars League,” which witnesses an anticipated confrontation between Al-Ahly and its host Al-Gharafa.
The tour will start tomorrow, Wednesday, and its six matches will be held over three days, after a short pause during which four Qatari clubs competed in the Qatari-UAE Super Cup.
At Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Duhail, the leader with 28 points, hopes to strengthen the lead when it meets its host Al Rayyan, which in turn seeks to improve its position in the standings and get closer to the top four, after it has become difficult to compete for the title in light of the large points difference between them. And among the leaders.
The team of French coach Christophe Galtier is aware of the importance of the confrontation, which represents an important turning point in the race to regain the title and remain at the top, after the team succeeded in starting its journey during the return stage with a great victory over Qatar Club, four goals to one, in the last round, as the leaders aspire to renew their victory over Al Rayyan after… To overtake him in the first leg with a score of (4-0).
Al Rayyan, the runner-up of the last edition, and in fifth place in the standings for the current season with 16 points, was able to achieve a major victory over Umm Salal (6-2), in the twelfth round during the first match of its Portuguese coach Artur Jorge, who knows that overcoming Al Duhail will guarantee him success. Get a big morale boost.
Al-Ahly, third in the standings with 25 points, will face off against its host Al-Gharafa, which is in fourth place with 24 points, at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium, in a confrontation of a special nature, in which each team seeks to win and get closer to the lead, if Al-Duhail stumbles against Al-Rayyan.
Al-Ahly, which is experiencing a state of great glow in the current season, seeks to continue the path of positive results, and reach its eighth victory in the competition, after its victory over Al-Wakrah (6-3), in the last round, continuing to present its distinguished levels, aspiring to renew the victory over Al-Gharafa. After defeating it in the first leg with a goal without a response.
Croatian coach Igor Pescan’s team is entering an important test, after it was able to be a partner in the runner-up with Al-Sadd, being behind the leaders by only three points, proving its great ability to compete for the title.
For its part, Al-Gharafa is looking forward to continuing its series of victories after defeating Al-Khor by three goals to one in the last round, achieving its fourth victory in a row, and its Portuguese coach, Pedro Martinez, realizes that he is facing a difficult test, during the confrontation with Al-Ahly in a direct struggle to move towards the top of the standings, and enter the line of competition for the title. Title.
Al-Sadd, the runner-up in the current standings with 25 points, raises the slogan of victory to continue the chase in light of its efforts to maintain the title during the confrontation with its guest, Qatar Club, scheduled at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.
Spanish coach Felix Sanchez’s team is seeking to continue on the path of victories, after its difficult victory over Al Shamal in the last round with an unanswered goal, as Al Sadd’s balance appears to be outweighed in light of the technical differences between the two sides, after the defending champion achieved victory in the first leg with a score of (5-1).
Qatar Club is experiencing a complicated situation during the current season, and the team hopes to compensate for its failure in the last three rounds, after losing in the last round to Al-Duhail (1-4), to remain in eleventh place and penultimate with 10 points.
Both Al Shamal and Umm Salal are looking to compensate for the failure of the last round, and restore the tone of victories during the confrontation between them at Al Khor Stadium, which each team enters with great motivation.
Al-Shamal wants to reach the nineteenth point, after being in sixth place, and its Spanish coach David Racero, who is playing his second match with the team, realizes the importance of obtaining the three points and quickly restoring balance in light of his efforts to advance in the standings.
On the other hand, Umm Salal, eighth in the standings with 14 points, is looking forward to showing a different face, turning the page on the big loss to Al Rayyan (2-6), in the last round, and its Spanish coach, Pablo Machin, will be keen to avoid his second defeat in a row, and snatch a point at the very least against a rival. Very difficult.
Al-Wakrah will meet Al-Arabi at Stadium 974, which will witness the first match in the Qatari Football League, after hosting many important matches, the most recent of which was the French Super Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco.
Al-Wakrah, seventh in the standings with 14 points, is looking forward to quickly regaining its balance after its major loss (3-6) to Al-Ahly in the last round, and its Swedish coach Boya Espagi, in his second match, wants to employ his team’s great offensive capabilities to score the three points, while working to find an alternative at the level The defense line suffers from a deficiency in the absence of duo Lucas Mendes due to injury and Dane Alexander Schulz suspended.
As for Al Arabi, which is currently ranked ninth with 13 points, it knows well the value of continuing victories after defeating Al Shahaniya (3-1), overcoming three consecutive defeats in the competition, as the team enters the next match in good morale after its ranks have been completed following the recovery of a number of its players. From injury.
Al-Arabi’s Spanish coach, Yari Rodriguez, realizes that his opponent will not be an easy catch, so he will be keen to play with a strict defensive organization to stop Al-Wakrah’s attack, while trying to rely on quick offensive transitions to seize goals.
Al Shahaniya faces its counterpart Al Khor, at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, in a match that has great value in terms of their position in the ranking table, as it brings together two teams in the last positions, competing directly to remain in the tournament and avoid relegation to the second division.
Al Shahaniya, tenth in the standings with 11 points, is seeking to regain its balance, especially since it has suffered two losses in a row, the last of which came against Al Arabi in the last round with a goal to three, in a confrontation during which the team of Spanish coach Alvaro Mejia wasted many opportunities.
In turn, Al-Khor is in a difficult situation, after remaining in last place in the standings with 7 points, after suffering a loss in the last round against Al-Gharafa (1-3), and its Tunisian coach, Mahdi Al-Nafti, realizes the importance of achieving victory and collecting the three points, to revive the chances of survival and try. Coming out of last place.