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After suffering a cardiac arrest last year, Lille midfielder Nabil Bentaleb marked his remarkable return to the sport by scoring in his side’s 2-0 league win against Rennes on Sunday.

Nabil Bentaleb could not have scripted his comeback any better after the Lille midfielder marked his return to the side following a heart attack last year with a goal in Sunday's 2-0 win at Stade Rennais.

Nabil Bentaleb has been absent since suffering a cardiac arrest during the summer, however, he is expected to be named in the Lille OSC squad to face Stade Rennais on Sunday. The Algerian returned

Former Tottenham Hotspur star Nabil Bentaleb scored on his emotional return to football for Lille, eight months after he was placed in coma after suffering a cardiac arrest