Olympique Lyonnais has become the new reference French club on the continental scene, capitalizing on its mechanical regularity. This consistency has allowed the club to establish itself at the top of the Hexagonal clubs at the beginning of the 2000s. The club has thus disputed several Champions League quarter-finals, accumulating a consistent total of points year after year. The highlight came in 2010, when Lyon reached the semi-finals, after eliminating Real Madrid (1-0, 1-1) and then Girondins de Bordeaux (3-1, 0-1). Opposed to Bayern Munich (0-1, 0-3), the club logically lost, but confirmed its status as a major European football actor. This campaign, like the previous ones, contributed to strengthening a already solid coefficient. On the whole of this fast period, OL generated a volume of points unprecedented for a French club in the modern era. L'o Reims or even Saint-Étienne saw their exploits under-estimated, Lyon benefited from a system that rewards consistency as much as punctual performances. This dynamic allowed OL to quickly surpass its national competitors in the UEFA coefficient ranking, and to create a significant gap. For nearly a decade, the club embodied alone the French reliability in the Champions League. Lyon cale, the PSG l'avale. After 2010, however, the Lyonnais machine marked a pause. Less sovereign on the national level, the club saw its European performances plunge into irregularity. If some highlights remain, the image of the 2020 C1 semi-final lost to Bayern (0-3) no longer suffices to maintain the same rhythm of point accumulation. The Qatari-backed Parisian model will eventually devour it.