Crystal Palace face expulsion from Europa League
'Today's decision is the first step in restoring confidence in Olympique Lyonnais and we now return our focus to creating success on the pitch, ready for next season,' the French club said.
The First Chamber of Uefa's Club Financial Control Body had announced it had 'decided to postpone its assessment of the multi-club ownership case involving Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace' pending the Lyon appeal.
Johnson is understood to have paid about £200 million to buy 42.9 per cent of Palace previously owned by US investor Textor. The deal was expected to satisfy Uefa that there are no multi-club issues. It is subject to approval by the Premier League and its owners' and directors' test.
The development takes Textor out of the picture at Palace, leaving chairman Steve Parish and original US investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer to run the club, with Johnson as a supportive partner. Textor had neglected to place his shares in Lyon in a blind trust by the early-March deadline in order to comply with Uefa rules.
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