Khazaar: "Our team is facing a critical phase and we are looking for a strong response from the players."

CR Belouizdad coach Lahdi Khazar attributed the recent loss against Olympique Akbou to the difficult phase the team is going through.

After the defeat by three goals to nil against Olympique Akbou, Khazar said: “Our team is facing a critical period given the negative results that have been recorded.”

He added: “We hope the players will show a strong reaction in the upcoming matches and that CR Belouizdad will prove its ability to secure survival comfortably.”

It is worth noting that CR Belouizdad suffered a clean-sheet defeat against host Olympique Akbou in the match held between the two teams in the seventh round of the league.