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.

The 30-year-old Algerian international midfielder has since been fitted with a defibrillator. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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PARIS — Nabil Bentaleb scored four minutes into his first appearance since suffering a heart attack, inspiring Lille to a 2-0 victory at Rennes on Sunday with his coach hailing the player's "incredible story".

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.

Lille midfielder Nabil Bentaleb staged a star comeback on Sunday, scoring the opening goal in a match won by his team that marked his return to the pitch following a heart attack last year.

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

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.