Ismaël Bennacer vs Lakhdar Cerbah
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ismaël Bennacer
Algeria · 2019–22 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Algeria
- #6 of 33
- Clubs
- AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours
Inside the opening two minutes of the 2019 final against Senegal, Bennacer played the pass that Baghdad Bounedjah turned into the only goal, one of three assists he provided in Egypt at the age of twenty-one. He left that tournament as its best player and best young player with the Africa Cup of Nations won, and he later became the first Algerian to win the Scudetto, taking Serie A with Milan in 2022. Career record: club career at AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours.
Lakhdar Cerbah
Algeria · 1975–86 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Algeria
- #10 of 33
Cerbah kept goal in all three of Algeria's group games in Spain in 1982, including the day in Gijón on 16 June when they beat West Germany, the reigning European champions, 2-1. Runner-up at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, 57 caps between 1975 and 1986, five Algerian league titles, gold at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and the 1978 All-Africa Games, and later voted Algeria's goalkeeper of the century.
The verdict
The almanac puts Ismaël Bennacer ahead by 2 rating points, 85 against 83.
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