"Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty," read a statement on the UEFA website.

“I certainly feel relieved now,” Eduardo said. “Now I just want to forget about this and think about our match against Standard Liege. Now we have a final result, I can now look forward to helping the team on Wednesday night.”

The decision was also welcomed by Arsenal, who had submitted a lengthy dossier in defence of the forward, who was awarded a penalty after tumbling in the wake of a sliding challenge by the Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Eduardo converted the penalty which put Arsenal 3-0 ahead on aggregate in a tie they won 5-1.

“We are grateful that the appeals body focused on the evidence and made the right decision,” the club said.

“We were able to show that there was contact between the goalkeeper and Eduardo and that the decision of the Uefa disciplinary body should be annulled.”

So finally justic is served!!! After a couple of weeks' bad news, finally some good news to cheer about!!!