Emotional ex-Tottenham star Nabil Bentaleb, 30, scores just four minutes into return after suffering cardiac arrest

NABIL BENTALEB scored conscionable 4 minutes into his archetypal quality since suffering a cardiac apprehension past June.

The erstwhile Tottenham star, 30, present plies his commercialized for his hometown nine Lille successful Ligue 1.

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Nabil Bentaleb celebrates scoring connected his archetypal quality of the season[/caption]

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The midfielder, 30, was mobbed by the Lille bench[/caption]

Prior to past night’s match, Bentaleb had not played since featuring successful a World Cup qualifier for Algeria connected June 10 past year, having suffered with a cardiac apprehension aboriginal that month.

He was subsequently fitted with a defibrillator by the aforesaid bosom specializer that treated his erstwhile Spurs team-mate Christian Eriksen.

Following 8 months of rehab, Bentaleb was cleared to instrumentality to action by the French Football Federation past Wednesday.

Having returned to afloat training, the all-action midfielder was named arsenic a substitute for Lille’s travel to Rennes connected Sunday evening.

Bruno Genesio’s broadside went into the lucifer having endured a daze location decision to lowly Le Havre past weekend.

While their hosts had won their archetypal 2 matches nether their caller boss, erstwhile Newcastle and Aston Villa full-back Habib Beye.

With the people level astatine 0-0, Bentaleb was called upon to regenerate Ngal’ayel Mukau successful the 76th minute.

Barely 4 minutes later, the returning prima was connected the scoresheet – stabbing location the rebound aft Brice Samba had saved Chuba Akpom‘s header.

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Bentaleb was backmost successful the matchday squad for the archetypal clip since suffering a cardiac arrest[/caption]

Bentaleb ran to the seat successful celebration, being mobbed by his thrilled team-mates successful the process.

Things got adjacent amended connected 86 minutes, with Akpom scoring Lille’s 2nd to unafraid a 2-0 triumph connected Bentaleb’s return.

Speaking aft the match, brag Genesio said: “It’s worthy of a film. He deserved it, due to the fact that I don’t judge successful luck, helium believed successful himself.

“It’s an incredible, fantastic story.

“Nabil’s extremity enactment america connected unreality nine, it’s hard to describe. It could beryllium a infinitesimal that volition people the extremity of our season, that volition stay engraved successful the past of the club, of this play – and successful Nabil’s mind, of course.”

Prior to Bentaleb’s introduction, it had looked arsenic if it whitethorn not beryllium Lille’s time successful beforehand of goal.

Akpom had been denied from the punishment spot, earlier having a extremity disallowed for an highly constrictive offside.

Rennes defender Christopher Wooh was sent disconnected connected 74 minutes, receiving a yellowish paper for bundling the guardant over.

Lille’s triumph saw them emergence backmost supra successful Lyon into 5th successful the Ligue 1 table, conscionable 2 points disconnected the Champions League places.

They volition instrumentality to enactment this Saturday erstwhile they big AS Monaco.

Bentaleb was awarded antheral of the lucifer for his goalscoring cameo

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The fashionable returning prima was celebrated by Lille’s fans astatine the extremity of the match[/caption]