UCL Final: Referee punished Arsenal, whistled against them – Samir Nasri on PSG triumph

Former Arsenal attacking midfielder, Samir Nasri, has claimed that the referee punished the Gunners for systematically wasting clip successful the archetypal fractional during their Champions League last decision to Paris Saint-Germain at the weekend.

Nasri insisted that the referee whistled against Mikel Arteta’s broadside successful the 2nd fractional of the encounter.

PSG defeated Arsenal 4-3 connected punishment shoot-out aft a 1-1 gully to assistance the Champions League trophy for a 2nd consecutive season.

Ousmane Dembele cancelled Kai Havertz’s extremity for Arsenal aft Cristhian Mosquera had felled Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wrong the container successful the 2nd half.

During the shootout, Eberechi Eze, Nuno Mendes and Gabriel Magalhaes each missed their kicks.

“In the 2nd period, the referee systematically whistled against Arsenal,” Nasri told Canal+’s Late Football Club (via GOAL).

“He punished them for their time-wasting successful the archetypal half.

“If helium whistles for a punishment [Nuno Mendes’ foul connected Noni Madueke], I don’t deliberation VAR would person cancelled it. But the information that helium didn’t ...