Hibs head coach Neil Lennon described UEFA's decision to hand him an additional one-match touchline ban as "absolutely scandalous".

Lennon's initial four-match touchline suspension from 2016 came to an end after Hibs' dramatic second round first leg win over Asteras Tripolis.

But the Easter Road boss confirmed he has now been served with a fresh ban that will see him forced to watch next week's second leg in Greece from the stands.

Alongside a one-match touchline ban, Lennon has been fined 5000 euros after he was perceived to have gestured for a substitution to be made during Hibs' rout over Runavik in the last round.

He said: "It's ridiculous, it's absolutely scandalous, I'm disgusted.

"They said I made a substitute signal, we were 5-0 up at the time so it had no bearing on the game whatserer.

"I was actually doing it to the guy sitting next to me, we've submitted an appeal but it's pointless.

"There's a fine involved as well, I just can't get my head around that at all, it's very harsh to say the least.

"It's unbelievable, I think we'll just accept it and get on with it because an appeal would probably be futile anyway."

On Thursday, Lennon watched on from above as Hibs fought back from two goals down to edge ahead in the qualifier.

Efe Ambrose, David Gray and Flo Kamberi struck as the Premiership side roared back in the second half.

Lennon added: "It was a great performance, I'm really proud of the team, they shown great character.

"We should have won by more, we've missed some easy chances but to come from two down, tremendous character.

"We've a little about us this team so the tie is back in the balance now."