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Olot, Spain: Al Sadd drew 1-1 against Spanish side Palamos as Barca and Wolves legend Xavi Hernandez made his coaching debut in Olot, Spain, on Sunday.
The match was part of Al Sadd's pre-season training schedule and was the first of their series of friendlies in Spain.
Palamos took the lead in the 75th minute, but South Korean Nam Tae-hee equalised 10 minutes later to kick off his tenure with the Wolves in style.
The 28-year-old who was named Qatar Stars League Player of the Year in 2017 when he was with Al Duhail (Then Lekhwiya), joined Al Sadd in February.
According to Spanish media, around 1,400 spectators were present at the venue on Sunday, with many of those attending to see their World Cup-hero Xavi up close.
Xavi used Saad Al Dosari, Tarek Salman, Jung Woo-young, Khaled Al Yazidi, Ahmed Sayyar, Yasir Abubakar, Gabi, Hashim Ali, Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Akram Afif and Hamza Al Sanhaji as starters before bringing in Meshaal Barsham, Bahaa Ellethy, Hamed Ismail, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Salem Al Hajri, Hassan Al Haydos and Tae-hee.
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