( CNN ) -- Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery will miss the Champions League final against Inter Milan this month after failing in his appeal against suspension on Wednesday . The France international was handed a three-match ban by European football 's governing body UEFA for his sending-off in the first leg of the semifinal against Lyon last month . He was initially given an automatic one-game suspension for the straight red card , which came for a challenge on the French club 's Argentine forward Lisandro Lopez in Munich on April 21 . That was extended by another two games by UEFA 's control and disciplinary panel on April 28 , meaning the 27-year-old had to miss the final as well as the second leg , plus the first Champions League match of next season . Ribery 's German employers announced after Wednesday 's announcement in Nyon , Switzerland , that they would take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport , the UK Press Association reported . PA said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had told reporters outside UEFA headquarters that the club would go to CAS in order to have Ribery available for the final in Madrid on May 22 . `` 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 , '' Rummenigge said in a statement . `` 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 can not 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 . '' Coach Louis Van Gaal 's Bayern players are seeking to win three trophies this season , leading the domestic Bundesliga title race by three points going into Saturday 's final match at bottom club Hertha Berlin and having also qualified for the German Cup final .
European football 's governing body UEFA dismisses Franck Ribery 's appeal . Bayern Munich midfielder now set to miss Champions League final on May 22 . The German club say they will now appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport . Comment: