LYON cruised to their first ever win in the Heineken Champions Cup at Matmut Stadium de Gerland after eight successive defeats in the competition and also registered a late bonus point.
The Top 14 leaders finally translated their outstanding domestic form onto the European scene, running in four tries in the first meeting between the clubs to climb off the bottom of Pool 1.
Lyon full-back Jean-Marcellin Buttin scored the first try after only two minutes following a scrum deep in the visiting 22.
Five minutes later it was 12-0 as a poor defensive kick from Benetton allowed Lyon to unleash ...