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.

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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.

Lille midfielder Nabil Bentaleb was overcome with emotion after making a scoring return to football after eight months out following a cardiac arrest. The Algerian came on away to Rennes in the 76th minute and netted four minutes later in Sunday's 2-0 Ligue 1 win.

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