The Al-Sadd of Xavi Hernández bends to the Al-Rayyan of Laurent Blanc

In the last day of the League of Qatar, the To the-Sadd of Xavi Hernández defeated to the To the-Rayyan 0–1, that recently began to be under the direction of the French Laurent Blanc, this thanks to a so much annotated by the Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah afterwards to receive a pass of Santi Cazorla to the 83 minutes of the game.

Justo now, the To the-Sadd leads the table after ten days with 28 points after winning nine parties and empatar one, in addition to seven points of advantage on the To the-Gharafa directed by the Serbian Slavisa Jokanovic. The To the-Rayyan, by his part, finds in the sixth position with thirteen points and carry four duels followed without attaining a victory.

The French technician, of 55 years, signed by a year and half with the mentioned club of Qatar. Like footballer was world-wide champion of 1998 in France, as well as of Europe in Belgium and Low Countries in the 2000. Like trainer directed by three campaigns to the Girondins of Burdeos (2007 – 2010). Besides, it was to charge two years of the French selection (2010 – 2012) and later of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) until the 2016.

Previous to the party, Blanc even affirmed that he had the same philosophy of the Catalan group of Xavi. "Xavi is a good, good trainer. Has the philosophy of the Barça as I, besides that he has played there a lot of years. I only played there a year, but loved me", explained Blanc, signalling that it still needed more time to adapt and train to the team, since it was the past 19 December that turned into technical. "I need time. My team is not still ready".

The numbers of the To the-Sadd of Xavi

Justo now, the To the-Sadd of Xavi adds already four alone titles carrying two seasons to charge of the group catarí. And the fact that it still remain in the first seat of the League of the Arab country shows that it can obtain a fifth title, surely the one of greater national prestige: The trophy Qatar Stars League.

Hernández, the one who besides is the player that more split official has played with the T-shirt of the Barcelona (a total of 767), has given a spectacular impulse to the To the-Sadd. They are a total of 68 parties that Xavi carries at the front, between these stand out victories sounded as, for example: 1-7 in the Qatar Stars League against the To the-Shahania on 31 August 2019, to the equal that against the To the-Ahli on 25 October of this year.

Although the ones of Xavi have had big triumphs, are not exentos to having suffered painful defeats, as in the World-wide of Clubs in front of the Espérance of Tunisia (2-6) on 17 December 2019 in the party by the fifth and sixth place. The To the-Sadd was third in the Qatar Stars League 2019-20 and in the Champions Asian 2018-19, also reached the semifinals where were won against the To the-Hilal Saudi losing 1-4 like venue, but winning 2-4 like visitor, remaining very near of a traced back that it had been historical.

Engaged in Qatar until 2020

With regard to his permanence, went the own Xavi the one who in a misiva expressed his wish to remain with the group catarí until 2022, date of the next world-wide to celebrate in this country, but no descarta the possibility to direct another grouping in a future. "Although more forward it will arrive the moment to give the following step in my career, for now, am concentrated in enjoying of my time here and take advantage of to the maximum the opportunity to exert a small paper in the thrilling trip of Qatar to 2022".

The first goal of Xavi with the Barça