Youcef Atal powered Nice to a 1-0 win over Lens with his second-half strike in Saturday's Ligue 1 encounter.
The Algeria international found the back of the net in the 49th minute for his maiden strike in the 2020-21 league season and his first league goal since September 2019 when he scored the winner in Nice's 2-1 victory over Dijon.
Shortly after he broke the deadlock at Lens, Atal was replaced by Jordan Lotomba as he appeared to have picked up an injury while celebrating his goal.
Injury problems have limited the 24-year-old to 10 league outings in this campaign having recently recovered from a thigh muscle strain and coronavirus infection.