da apostaganha： Thomas Tuchel has claimed the Arsenal vs Bayern referee admitted to knowing he'd made a "mistake" by not awarding a penalty for a Gabriel handball.

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Bizarre penalty incident in 67th minuteBayern were leading 2-1 at the timeTuchel claims ref owned up to errorWHAT HAPPENED?

In the 67th minute of a pulsating Champions League quarter-final first leg clash at the Emirates Stadium, David Raya played a short goal kick to Gabriel Magalhaes, who picked up the ball and retook the kick himself, seemingly unaware referee Glenn Nyberg had already blown his whistle for the restart. Bayern players protested but no penalty was awarded.

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The controversial incident came with Bayern leading 2-1 on the night, and was quickly followed by Leandro Trossard's equalising goal. It could have major implications on who progresses to the last four, which only heightened Tuchel's rage.

WHAT TUCHEL SAID

Speaking after the game, Tuchel said to : "I think the referee did not have the courage to give a deserved penalty today in a bit of a crazy and awkward situation.

“He admitted on the pitch that he saw the situation and that [for a] quarter-final [the incident] is not enough for him to give a penalty, for a kid’s mistake. He admitted he saw the mistake the player made.

“It was a goal kick, the goalkeeper passed to a central defender and one touched the ball with the hand because he thought it was not in game. But it was in game and the referee admitted it was in game and was handball. Very frustrating.”