Accustomed to the elite of European football during the prosperous years of Jean-Michel Aulas, Olympique Lyonnais then knew how to remain in the top 5 of French football for many years, stringing together qualifications for European competitions with good performances at the key, like an unexpected C1 semi-final during the 2019-2020 edition. But for several seasons, the Gones have visibly forgotten the taste of the top places in the ranking.
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And that’s saying something. Currently sixth in Ligue 1, Pierre Sage's men have not reached the top 5 of the French championship for… 75 consecutive days! This is quite simply the worst ongoing series for the club since that achieved between August 1991 and August 1993 with 79 days outside the top 5 in total. A figure which says a lot about the team's recent difficulties in establishing itself among the leaders of French football.
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Olympique Lyonnais seems to be in the worst period for at least 30 years. Indeed, the club has been out of the top 5 for 75 days in a row, this is the worst series in progress since the 1993-1994 season.
