French World Cup winner Christophe Dugarry says it would have been a scandal had Arsenal won the Champions League and described their approach in the final against Paris Saint-Germain as unbearable.The Gunners went ahead through Kai Havertzs sixth-minute goal but then sat back and looked to preserve their lead and it almost worked, PSG having to wait until midway through the second half for the equaliser provided by Ousmane Dembeles penalty.The game eventually went to a penalty shoot-out that the Parisians won after Gabriel blazed his effort over the bar.Havertzs goal was Arsenals only shot on target in the 120 minutes and they managed just 28% possession against a PSG side that retained the trophy.Dugarry, who won the World Cup with Les Bleus in 1998 and is now an outspoken pundit, was appalled by the tactics employed by Mikel Artetas Premier League winners and felt the better side had emerged victorious.He told the Rothen senflamme show on RMC: Arsenal will remain the largest club never to have won the Champions League. Their intentions were clear from the start, they did nothing. At no time did they look to create something. All we saw were clearances and an Arsenal team that systematically tried to waste time. It was unbearable.Arsenals failure was good for football DugarryThe 54-year-old, who played for the likes of Bordeaux, AC Milan and Barcelona in an illustrious career, believes Arsenals failure to lift the trophy was good for the game.What was almost terrible for football and the people who love it is that they [Arsenal] almost gave the illusion that by creating and doing so little, you can win the Champions League, he added. Because its not just in this game that they created so little. This has been the case for many games.There seemed very little contrition from the Arsenal players as they celebrated their league success on the streets of North London on Sunday but Dugarry insists they will have regret inside.He said: If they want to win it [the Champions League] one day, they need to start playing football. Because thats not Arsenal! This club has a history, its the Gunners. They cant play like that, its not possible. You cant win the Champions League by doing things like that. And even if they had succeeded, it would have been a scandal.The best way to have regrets is to play the way they played. When you play like that and you lose, you have regrets all your life. If they had tried to play and lost, they would not have had any regrets. Now, they have a lot of them. Topics Arsenal F.C. Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Premier League 2025/26 review: From Arsenal and Man City to Tottenham and Wolves, every clubs season rated Ben Miller 2nd June, 2026 Champions League final 2026: More than 890 arrested in France after PSG vs Arsenal as Macron says punishments for riots will be unyielding Ben Miller 1st June, 2026 Thierry Henry hails great season for Arsenal despite Champions League heartache 101 GreatGoals 31st May, 2026 Hundreds arrested in France after PSG win Champions League 101 GreatGoals 31st May, 2026 PSG Champions League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26 101 GreatGoals 1st June, 2026 Arsenal Champions League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26 101 GreatGoals 1st June, 2026
