Al Duhail player Ferjani Sassi described the victory achieved today by Al Duhail over Qatar as crucial. The player said in a statement after the match: Thank Allah that we managed to return to winning ways and settled our confrontation today versus Qatar in a difficult match. Both concentration and determination led us to this victory.

Sassi said: the coming games won’t be easy, and we will be working on winning all to gain the points in order to move further in the lead and win the league title.