A mass final is expected in the Emir of Qatar Football Cup competition tomorrow, Friday, at the opening of Al-Rayyan Stadium, the fourth stadium of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

In this final, Al-Arabi, who aspires to restore the memory of titles and win his first title in this competition in 27 years, faces the Al-Sadd team, which holds the record for the number of wins with 16 titles.

The two teams are looking forward to achieving the title, Al-Sadd seeking to continue its control of this tournament, while Al-Arabi's dream began to grow after the inclusion of more than one distinguished player, and after qualifying to the final on merit, and approaching the title that prevented the team for nearly 3 decades.

The match includes many confrontations, most notably between the Algerian Baghdad Bou Najah, the Al Sadd player - one of the most successful strikers in the Qatari League - and the German Pierre Lasoga, the newly arrived Al Arabi striker, and the competition's top scorer with 3 goals.

Chafee, a Yemeni, to compensate for his failure against Al-Duhail in the final of the tournament last year (Reuters)

The confrontation also highlights the confrontation between Icelandic international Aaron Gunnarsson, the brilliant Arab midfielder in the ranks of his country, who played for Cardiff City in the English Premier League, and Spain's Santi Cazorla, the dam playmaker and former Arsenal star, who played for Villarreal, Recreativo and Malaga clubs in the Spanish League.

This is in addition to the tactical and tactical confrontation between Spanish coaches Xavi Hernandez (Al Sadd) and Icelandic Heimer Halgerson (Al Arab), and both praised the other before the upcoming confrontation, but caution appeared on their statements.

And if Al Sadd fans did not celebrate their team’s qualification for the final match for the 26th time in its history, unlike what happened with Al Arabi fans, that is because Al Sadd has consistently reached the final match in the last decade.

Since the start of the competition in the 1972-1973 season, Al Sadd, which was founded in 1969, has played 25 finals, and if it succeeds in winning its 17th title, it will boost its record by 9 titles than its closest Arab competitor.

As for Al Arabi fans, they celebrated the qualification of their team for the final match in the competition for the first time in 26 years, and they dream of restoring past glories and achieving the 9th title in the competition after the last title in the 1992-1993 season at the expense of Al Sadd (3-0).

Al-Rayyan Stadium hosts the awaited final between Al-Sadd and Al-Arabi (Al-Jazeera)

The final is the fifth that brings Al-Arabi and Al-Sadd together in the Prince's Cup final, as they previously met on 4 occasions. Al-Arabi won twice, in the first final in the 19982-1983 season (1-0) and the 1992-1993 season (3-0), while Al-Sadd won Also twice, in the 1985-1986 season (2-0) and the 1993-1994 season (3-2), the last final between them.

This is also the second final that brings the two teams together this season, after they met in the final match of the "Ooredoo" Cup, which ended in favor of Al-Sadd with a quarter-clean finish.

Although the nominations are in the interest of Al-Sadd, especially after its victory over Al-Arabi in the last decade, Al-Sadd showed some defensive defects in a number of matches without the competing teams being able to exploit it, which may be an opportunity for Al-Arabi if he knows how to stop the danger of Al-Sadd attackers. .

Observers believe that if Xavi does not initiate matters in his team's back streak, he may suffer greatly in the face of the speed of the German Lagosa and the counterattacks that Al Arabi will rely on with the closure of his home stadium.

Halgerson seeks to write a history for himself and lead Al Arabi to crown the title, which represents the grand prize and the supreme goal of the team, knowing that Al Arabi won 22 local championships throughout its history (8 Prince Cup, 7 General League, 6 Sheikh Jassim Cup, and one title in the Crown Prince Cup).

Khalfan: Regaining titles is the biggest incentive for Al Arabi before facing Al-Sadd (Al-Jazeera)

Ibrahim Khalfan, the former star of Al Arabi and the Qatari national team, believes that the dream of regaining titles is the biggest motivation for Al Arabi before facing Al Sadd in the final, indicating that all expectations are in favor of Al Sadd, but football does not believe in logic and does not know the impossible.

He tells Al-Jazeera Net that the match will be very difficult for Al-Arabi due to the large technical differences that are in the interest of Al-Sadd, but surprises are possible and something may happen that turns the match upside down.

And he considered that Al-Arabi's strength lies in playing collectively and not leaving the matter to individual jurisprudence, especially in light of his lack of possession of a player who makes the difference.

Rashid believes that the title is closer to the dam (Al-Jazeera)

On the other hand, Xavi is hoping to compensate for his failure in front of Al Duhail (1-4) in the final of the tournament last year, to regain the title absent from the coffers of Al Sadd in the past two years, and to complete his successful career locally this season, which he started by winning the "Ooredoo" Cup title, and topping the league competition Year after winning the last six games.

In turn, the former Al-Sadd player and the Qatari national team, Jafal Rashid, confirmed that everyone will win the Emir Cup final, "the competition that is dear to everyone's hearts," especially as it is held on the country's National Day, and also with the opening of Al-Rayyan Stadium, the fourth stadium of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Rashid told Al-Jazeera Net that Al-Sadd has stronger chances on paper to win the title due to its possession of a distinct and integrated group of players in all centers compared to Arabic, but he must beware of overconfidence, especially since all matters are mentioned in the cup competitions matches.

He added that Al-Arabi's dream of winning the title is legitimate in order to please his fans who have been hungry for titles for a long time, and despite the difficulty of the match, especially after his results and performance declined in the recent period, the final matches may witness surprises that shift from the course of the match.