Lille on Friday announced that following UEFA's rejection of their latest appeal, they will take it no further, ruling out a challenge at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs scored with a quickly taken free-kick at the end of the first leg in northern France, a goal which prompted a furious reaction from Lille.

Straight after the goal, the Lille players stormed off the pitch and ever since the club has been dragging the issue through one appeal after another, despite European football's governing body UEFA confirming there was nothing wrong with the goal.

Lille had been hoping to get UEFA to nullify the original result -- a 1-0 victory for Man Utd -- and order a replay of the match.

However despite a series of appeals, Lille found no favour from UEFA who confirmed that the referee was right to allow the goal to stand.