Olympique Lyonnais won seven straight French titles and became a byword for developing talent. These are the ten greatest to represent Les Gones.

1. 1

   Juninho Pernambucano

   Olympique Lyonnais · Brazil

   A free-kick magician and the emblem of the club’s golden, title-hoarding era.

2. 2

   Karim Benzema

   Olympique Lyonnais · France

   A homegrown forward of sublime quality before his move to Real Madrid.

3. 3

   Grégory Coupet

   Olympique Lyonnais · France

   A superb, long-serving goalkeeper of the dominant championship sides.

4. 4

   Sidney Govou

   Olympique Lyonnais · France

   A quick, homegrown winger and a mainstay of the seven-in-a-row team.

5. 5

   Michael Essien

   Olympique Lyonnais · Ghana

   A dominant, box-to-box midfielder before a big-money move to Chelsea.

6. 6

   Sonny Anderson

   Olympique Lyonnais · Brazil

   A clinical, elegant striker who fired the club to its first modern titles.

7. 7

   Cris

   Olympique Lyonnais · Brazil

   A commanding defender and captain nicknamed “the policeman”.

8. 8

   Fleury Di Nallo

   Olympique Lyonnais · France

   A one-club goalscoring legend and the little prince of Gerland.

9. 9

   Alexandre Lacazette

   Olympique Lyonnais · France

   A homegrown, prolific striker and captain across two spells.

10. 10

    Bernard Lacombe

    Olympique Lyonnais · France

    A fine, prolific forward and a club great of the 1970s.

A LeaguePaper editorial ranking — opinion, offered for argument.