ARSENAL should have conceded a second penalty against Bayern Munich after the referee “admitted” to seeing a clear handball in the box.
Boss Thomas Tuchel was left frustrated after claiming that whistler Glenn Nyberg admitted to seeing the bizarre incident.
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XGabriel bizarrely picked the ball up[/caption]
During the second-half, goalkeeper David Raya took a goal-kick short to Gabriel.
Bafflingly, the Brazilian opted to pick the ball up to take the goal-kick again.
Harry Kane immediately appealed to Nyberg, who was taking charge of his first Champions League knockout game, but the 35-year-old refused to give a spot-kick.
After the game, Tuchel told TNT Sports: “The referee did not have the courage today to give us a deserved penalty, in a bit of a crazy and awkward situation.
“He admitted on the pitch that he saw the situation and that in a quarter-final it’s not enough for him to give a penalty for a kids’ mistake.
“So he admitted that he knows about the mistake the player made. That is a bit frustrating.”
In his post-match press conference, Tuchel, 50, later added: “I felt a lot of little decisions go against us… and a huge mistake in not giving us a penalty.
“What makes us really angry is the explanation on the pitch. He said it’s a kid’s mistake and isn’t giving a penalty for that.
“That means he’s judging handballs.”
After seeing footage of the incident, TNT Sports pundit Rio Ferdinand was left in disbelief.
The former Manchester United star had been convinced that Arsenal should have had a penalty in the last minute when Bukayo Saka collided with Manuel Neuer in the box.
But he was left even more incredulous after seeing footage of Bayern’s penalty shout.
He said: “It’s a pen. Oh my gosh, how can that not be given?
“I was so adamant that the Saka one was… I’m even more for this, it’s unbelievable!
“How can he blow the whistle like that and not give it?”
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