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They levelled the terms ten minutes from the interval courtesy of Benoit Badiashile to share the spoils at fulltime.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, another Zimbabwean player in the French Ligue 1, Tinotenda Kadewere, will not be in action in this opening weekend as his Lyon side will only play their first game of the season on next Friday against Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>The delay is due to the team\u2019s involvement in the Uefa Champions League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Munetsi played the entire ninety minutes of Stade de Reims\u2019 season opener against Monaco on Sunday. The Zimbabwean was deployed as one of the two defensive midfielders in a 4-2-3-1 formation. 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