Major clubs to have never won the Champions League or the Europa League

4) Lyon

Juninho is a club legend at Lyon, but he could not guide Lyon to European glory

The powerhouses of French football in the 21st century before oil money came to elevate Paris St Germain, Olympique Lyon won a French record seven league titles in a row from 2002.

Similar to PSG's attempts of late, Lyon wanted to translate their success to European competitions as well. A well-balanced side spearheaded by Juninho Pernambucano was considered by many including Jose Mourinho as one of the favourites for the UEFA Champions League title during the mid-2000s.

Lyon did produce some memorable displays in the Champions League during that period and famously eliminated Real Madrid in the Round-of-16 in 2010. But their best result at the competition was a semi-final finish achieved in the same year.

Lyon’s only title in Europe is the 1997 Intertoto Cup which had multiple winners every year and existed solely as a path for European clubs to qualify for the UEFA Cup if their league position was inadequate.