UEFA dismiss court's Sion ruling

UEFA’s emergency panel has tonight dismissed a Swiss civil court ruling that Sion should be reinstated in the Europa League.

UEFA’s appeals body had earlier upheld the Swiss club’s expulsion, hours after the district court of Vaud, the region in which UEFA’s headquarters are based, had ruled in Sion’s favour.

The decision confirms Celtic will face Atletico Madrid in the group stage opener on Thursday night.