Wed 5th May
Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final against Inter Milan after his club Bayern Munich had their appeal against a three-match ban rejected.
The French midfielder missed the 3-0 win in the second leg of their semi-final against Lyon after he was sent off in the first tie in Germany.
Ribery, 27, was shown a straight red for a tackle on Lyon's Lisandro Lopez.
The German club had hoped Uefa would cut the ban to one game and will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The German club had hoped Uefa would cut the ban to one game and will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"Franck Ribery as well as our in-house counsel Dr Gerlinger have in my view put an impressive case to the court that we are not dealing with violent conduct but merely a foul," said club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
"The committee rated this case as a borderline case. Nevertheless the three-person committee unfortunately did not follow FC Bayern's plea.
"We are very disappointed by this judgment and still cannot comprehend that this foul was judged as violent conduct.
"We told Uefa immediately after the verdict that we will also appeal against this judgment. We will continue to fight for justice so that Franck Ribery, despite the confirmation of the ban, can still play in the Champions League final."
The final takes place in Madrid on 22 May and Ribery's ban will also cover the first European match of next season.