Banned Franck Ribery is ruled out of final

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11 April 2012

Bayern Munich will be without Franck Ribery in next month's Champions League Final after UEFA hit the midfielder with a three-game suspension for his dismissal against Lyon.

The France international was sent off in the 37th minute of Bayern's 1-0 semi-final, first-leg win against last week, and was suspended for last night's return leg which the German side won 3-0.

Bayern had hoped UEFA would show leniency and cap Ribery's ban at one game, but European football's governing body enforced a three-match suspension which rules the
27-year-old out of the final in Madrid on 22 May, and one further game next season.

The Germans' hero last night was Ivica Olic, who scored a hat-trick as they reached their first Champions League Final since 2001.

Olic scored all three goals as Bayern swept aside 10-man Lyon to progress to the final 4-0 on aggregate.

The Croatia striker said: "It's incredible to win by this score and to have scored three goals. We played really well, my team-mates made my job easier by creating a lot of spaces and scoring opportunities.

"It's maybe the best match of my life but it's above all a very good performance by the whole of the team."

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