Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will miss the final three games of the Liga season after the Appeals Committee upheld his three-match touchline ban.
Simeone was sanctioned after a ball was thrown from the technical area during Atletico's 1-0 win over Malaga at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday, disrupting a counter-attack from the visitors.
The Argentine boss, who was sent to the stands and denied he had thrown the ball, appealed the Spanish Football Federation's three-game ban, but that was dismissed by the Appeals Committee on Thursday.
Simeone will now watch from the stands as second-placed Atletico attempt to dethrone title holders Barcelona, with matches against Rayo Vallecano, Levante and Celta Vigo to come.
Atletico – runners-up in 2014 – hold a slim 1-0 lead over the German champions heading to Munich on Tuesday.
