Eight Months After His Cardiac Episode, Bentaleb Saves Lille 👏🏻 | OneFootball

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The beautiful story of the weekend.

This Sunday evening, LOSC traveled to Rennes for the conclusion of the 22nd day of Ligue 1.

While the Dogues dominated the match, Brice Samba allowed Rennes to stay in the game by saving Akpom's penalty just before the break.

It took until the 80th minute for the situation to change thanks to a goal by... Nabil Bentaleb.

The Algerian international made his big return to the LOSC squad this weekend, having played his last match with the northern club in May 2024, before suffering a cardiac arrest.

Months later, Bruno Génésio decided to bring him into the game for his grand return, and he scored the opening goal just four minutes after coming on.

The story is even more beautiful knowing that it is his first goal with LOSC and that his last goal in Ligue 1 was back in 2023 with Angers against... Rennes, of course.

The circle is complete.

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