Lille have ended their protest against Ryan Giggs' winning goal for Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League tie. The French side lodged an appeal after they lost 1-0, thanks to a quickly-taken Giggs free-kick in Lens on February 20.
Lille claimed the referee had made a technical error in not blowing his whistle before the winger converted the set-piece.
But UEFA's control and disciplinary body vetoed the claim and that decision was last week ratified by the European governing body's appeals department.
The third placed Ligue 1 side were considering this week whether to take their protest to the Court of Arbitration of Sport, but have now decided not to take the appeal any further.
A statement on the club's official website www.losc.fr read: "In order not to sink into relentless legal proceedings with no end in sight, LOSC have taken the decision not to pursue its appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport."
There was nothing controversial about the second leg, as Manchester United won 1-0 and consequently knocked Lille out of the Champions League 2-0 on aggregrate.
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