In the 66th minute, when Bayern was leading 2-1, Arsenal received a goal kick.
After the match, the German coach was dissatisfied: `For all of us, the referee made a big mistake by not awarding a penalty for handball. I know this is a crazy situation, but the Arsenal player placed the ball
Tuchel revealed that the referee explained on the field that this was a `childish error` and would not have blown a penalty for such an error in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Coach Tuchel reacts during Bayern’s 2-2 draw at Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Another controversial situation came in the last second of injury time, when Bukayo Saka entered the penalty area, collided with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and fell. The referee did not consult VAR and blew the whistle for time-out, causing Arsenal players to
Famous players Rio Ferdinand and Martin Keown understood Tuchel’s anger, commenting that Gabriel’s handball error deserved a penalty more than Saka’s situation with Neuer.
`It’s a penalty, why didn’t the referee blow it?`, Ferdinand said.
Keown added: `You can’t ignore inexcusable situations and the referee can be a bit lenient. We thought he had a good game, but he missed important moments.`
Gabriel bent down to pick up the ball, even though goalkeeper Raya had previously used his foot to touch the ball.
At Emirates Stadium on the evening of April 9, the home team took the lead thanks to Bukayo Saka’s curling shot in the 12th minute. But after that, Bayern took advantage of Arsenal’s defensive mistakes, scoring two goals and entering the break with an advantage.
With this one goal, Kane increased the total number of goals against Arsenal to 15 in 20 matches in all competitions, including eight penalty goals.
After the match, Kane revealed that he carefully studied the way he ducked when blocking Raya’s penalty and changed the way he finished.