The Arsenal-Bayern draw (2-2), Tuesday evening in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, was marked by a funny scene, when Gabriel caught the ball with both hands… while he was in game. The referee, who clearly saw the Gunner’s ball, did not whistle a penalty.
Cold anger. “We could have won,” said Thomas Tuchel at the microphone of German broadcaster Prime Video, after Bayern Munich’s draw at Arsenal (2-2), Tuesday evening in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League.
“We could have won, we had a huge chance with Kingsley (Coman, author of a post). And there was a 100% penalty that we didn’t get for a handball in the area. It hurts at this level,” said the German coach after the match.
“It’s incredible”
On an action in the second half, when the referee blew the whistle for a replay and Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya passed the ball to his defender, Gabriel used his hand to replace the ball.
“We tell our players that it’s a child’s mistake, that it can’t be whistled in the quarter-final of the Champions League. It’s a new form of rule, it’s incredible,” railed Tuchel .
“It was a very good opponent, very good spectators for Arsenal, but a below-average performance from the referee. The situation is clear, whoever wins the return passes. We will need the same atmosphere from our supporters in the return match, with the same desire for our players, the same passion on the pitch as today”, appreciated the Bavarian technician.
“It wasn’t an easy game, Arsenal have a very good team, top of the Premier League. But it’s a good away result and I hope we can make the difference at home “It was an intense match,” said Harry Kane, who scored from the penalty spot in the first half, his 39th goal of the season for Bayern.
For the English center forward too, Bayern should have benefited from a penalty on the action between Raya and Gabriel. “Okay, it’s a stupid mistake, but it’s clearly a penalty. It’s football, that’s how it is,” he slipped into Prime Video’s microphone.