Dirar made his return to the first team on 1 October in a 2–2 draw with Toulouse in the UEFA Europa League. After again being late for training in mid-November, he was dropped from the squad against Charleroi and, as punishment, trained alone. On 30 December, he returned to the first team and scored his second goal of the season (also setting-up another) in a 4–1 win over Kortrijk. In early February, Dirar suffered an injury that kept him out throughout February and early March. He was involved in altercation with the club captain Stijn Stijnen in training.