Al Duhail player Karim Boudiaf described the team’s upcoming match versus Umm Salal in Round 21 of the Expo Stars League on Wednesday evening as important. The player said in a statement to the club’s official website: “The league has reached its final miles and we are waiting for an important match versus Umm Salal because we will enter it to win and collect more points. We know very well the motivations of Umm Salal, who will also enter the match looking for a positive result, so the motivations of both teams are huge in this match.”

Boudiaf added: “We were able to achieve victory in the last two matches over Al Sadd and Muaither, which will give us the motivation to continue our serious performance and achieve the results we want, especially since these matches represent a preparation for us before the start of the Amir Cup, which we will work hard to win the title to compensate our fans for losing the league.