UEFA’s Control and Disciplinary Body today confirmed that Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher’s Red Card appeal has been denied, along with Barcelona’s Eric Abidal and Dani Alves both set to miss the Champions League Final after the denial of an appeal following the duo’s receiving of a straight red and second yellow respectively during the result at Stamford Bridge.

Via UEFA

The Control and Disciplinary Body decided not to admit the protest submitted by Manchester United in relation to midfielder Darren Fletcher’s red card in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal FC.

Similarly the Control and Disciplinary Body did not admit Barcelona’s protest against the red card of Eric Abidal and the caution of fellow defender Daniel Alves in the semi-final second leg against Chelsea FC. All three players are therefore suspended for one UEFA club competition match and will serve their bans when Barcelona meet Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final in Rome on 27 May.

In reaching its decision, the Control and Disciplinary Body concluded (i) that the protests had not been submitted within the required 24-hour deadline of a match for filing protests – as specified in the disciplinary regulations – and (ii) that even if they had been admitted they would have been rejected as unfounded as there were no grounds for contesting the referees’ original decisions. The decisions of the Control and Disciplinary Body can be appealed within three days of the dispatch of the written decisio

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