Al Ahli are back in the final for the first time since 2012. They also featured in the Asian Club Championship final in 1985-86, with the Saudi Arabian side finishing runners-up on both occasions.

Frontale are the fifth Japanese team to reach the AFC Champions League Elite final, after Urawa Red Diamonds, Gamba Osaka, Kashima Antlers and Yokohama F. Marinos.

Riyad Mahrez has contributed to goals in six consecutive AFC Champions League Elite matches (6 goals, 3 assists), while teammate Galeno has contributed to goals in five consecutive matches (3 goals, 3 assists).

Akihiro Ienaga became the oldest player to score in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite (since 2013) with his goal against Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr (38 years and 321 days).

Frontale recorded the lowest possession (25.7%) for a winning team in a semi-final match of the AFC Champions League Elite. Crucially for the Japanese side, three of their five shots on target saw the ball settling in the back of the net.

Feras Al Brikan scored Al Ahli's third goal 80 seconds after coming on as a substitute, with his first touch in the match. He is the fastest substitute to score for Al Ahli since Bader Al Khamees, who netted against Islamic Republic of Iran's Sepahan in April 2013 (58 seconds).

For the fourth game this season, Cristiano Ronaldo had eight attempts in an AFC Champions League Elite match but for the first time, the Portuguese star did not score from any of them.

Al Hilal SFC only managed four shots against Al Ahli, their lowest tally in a match in the tournament and the lowest since their game against Egypt's Al Ahli in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup (2 shots).