A statement on the European governing body's
official website read: "The Uefa control and disciplinary
body today rejected the protests of Manchester United FC regarding
the suspension of Darren Fletcher, and FC Barcelona regarding the
suspension of Eric Abidal and the yellow card of Daniel
Alves.
"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 Champions League final in Rome on 27th
May."
Uefa has justified its decision not to overturn the suspensions
because neither United or Barcelona met the official requirements
of the appeal process.
Their rules state that appeals against red cards can only be
considered in the case of mistaken identity.
"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," the statement
continued.
"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."
United and Barcelona both have three days within which they can
appeal the ruling of Uefa's disciplinary body.