PARIS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal winger Freddie Ljungberg cut a regretful figure after his side lost to Barcelona 2-1 in the European Champions League final on Wednesday.

    The Sweden international said: "When we led 1-0 they had a lot of possesion but we had some good chances to score again ourselves.

    "We could have won it and this is hard for us.

    "They are a great side but I felt we controlled the game quite well. They had the ball out on the flanks but that is all they had.

    "Unfortunately they equalised and things got more difficult forus."

    Gunners left-back Ashley Cole preferred to stay positive rather than join in the criticism of the match officials.

    "We lost the game but it's not worth moaning about the offside, it's finished, we have to get on with it," Cole explained.

    "The lads deserve credit, they've chipped in and done well as a team."

    Cole's England team-mate Sol Campbell added: "Losing Jens so early on was always going to cause problems but we battled well.

    "A few decisions went against us but you just have to keep going.We have done well this season, it's a shame we couldn't just finish off the game.

    "We passed the ball well, Barcelona are a great team and passed it around well too but we had a couple of chances where if it goes our way they're dead and buried."     Enditem