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Post Match Stats: Key numbers behind FAR Rabat’s historic final qualification

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RS Berkane’s 1-0 victory over FAR Rabat in the second leg of their semi-final offered a compelling statistical contrast, as the Moroccan side preserved their unbeaten home record but still fell short of reaching the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final.

 While Berkane’s strength on home soil was once again evident, FAR Rabat’s earlier advantage proved decisive in securing a historic first-ever final appearance.

The numbers also underline FAR Rabat’s resilience across the campaign, particularly through goalkeeper Ahmed Tagnaouti, whose performances have been among the standout in the competition.

Individually, Yassine Lebhiri’s contribution and Paul Bassène’s unique penalty-winning record highlight Berkane’s attacking threat, even in defeat over two legs.

Overall, the post-match statistics reflect a finely balanced tie where home dominance, individual brilliance, and aggregate efficiency all played crucial roles.

Below are the key statistics and and key information from the match:

  • FAR Rabat have reached the final in the CAF Champions League for the first time in their history, becoming the third Moroccan side to reach the finals in the competition after Raja Casablanca (3 times) and Wydad Casablanca (5 times).
  • RS Berkane remain unbeaten at home in the CAF Champions League (W3 D2), conceding just one goal across these five games.
  • FAR Rabat have won just two of their 12 away games in the CAF Champions League (D5 L5), failing to score in four of their five games on the road this season.
  • RS Berkane have won the most penalties in the CAF Champions League this season (4), converting three of them – the last side to score 3+ penalty goals in a single campaign in the competition was Petro de Luanda in the 2021-22 (also 3).
  • RS Berkane’s Yassine Lebhiri has scored his first goal in the CAF Champions League in what was his fourth appearance in the competition, with the Moroccan midfielder being directly involved in six of Berkane’s 10 shots in today’s game (3 shots, 3 chances created).
  • RS Berkane’s Paul Valère Bassène is the only player to win multiple penalties in the CAF Champions League this season (3), becoming the first player on record (since 2016-17) to win as many as three penalties in a single campaign in the competition.
  • No goalkeeper has made more saves than FAR Rabat’s Ahmed Tagnaouti in the CAF Champions League this season (25, level with Al Ahly’s Mostafa Shobeir), while his 83% save percentage is the best in the competition among goalkeepers to play 4+ games this term.