33·Legends

Mustapha Dahleb vs Rabah Madjer

Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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Mustapha Dahleb

Algeria · 1982–84 · CAM

Almanac rating
88
Rank in Algeria
#4 of 33
Clubs
CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-Germain, OGC Nice

Paris called him le prince du Parc through ten seasons at PSG, and the 85 first-division goals he left behind in 1984 stood as the club record for more than thirty years until Zlatan Ibrahimović passed him. He won the Coupe de France in 1982 and 1983, scored 98 goals in all competitions for PSG, and played at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Career record: club career at CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-Germain, OGC Nice.

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Rabah Madjer

Algeria · 1987–90 · SS

Almanac rating
90
Rank in Algeria
#1 of 33
Caps
87 · 28 goals
Clubs
NA Hussein Dey, Racing Club de France, Qatar SC

Vienna, 77th minute of the 1987 European Cup final: Juary pulled the ball back, Madjer let it run behind his standing leg and flicked it in with his heel, and Porto beat Bayern 2-1. He won that European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup the same year, three Portuguese titles, the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil as its best player, and African Footballer of the Year in 1987. Career record: 87 caps and 28 goals for Algeria; club career at NA Hussein Dey, Racing Club de France, Qatar SC.

The verdict

The almanac puts Rabah Madjer ahead by 2 rating points, 90 against 88.

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