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Tunisia captain Khazri powers Saint-Etienne to victory on his return from injury

Tunisia skipper Wahbi Khazri returned to Ligue 1 action after two weeks on the sidelines to make the difference in Saint-Etienne's 1-0 defeat of Angers on Saturday.

The former Sunderland and Rennes forward just recovered from a thigh muscle strain he suffered during the Greens' 1-1 draw with Reims on February 20.

He was immediately thrown into the fray for the clash at Angers on Saturday and Claude Puel’s decision turned out well as Saint-Etienne ended their back-to-back Ligue losses in his absence (vs. Lorient and Lens).

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Following a goalless first-half, Khazri broke the deadlock at the Stade Raymond-Kopa with his 52nd-minute goal which separated both teams for the entire duration.