Bayern Munich will certainly be without star player Franck Ribery for Saturday's Champions League final after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal against his three-match ban.

The Frenchman was given the ban after being shown a straight red card in Bayern's semi-final first-leg clash with Lyon but the German club were hoping they could appeal and have the severity of the sentence downgraded. But they were unsuccessful in doing so and will now take on Italian giants Inter Milan without the midfielder.

The CAS statement read: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rendered its final decision in the appeal filed by FC Bayern Munich and Franck Ribery against the decision taken by the UEFA Appeals Body on May 5, 2010."