Gabriel then placed the ball down on a different spot in the six-yard box, retook the kick, passing it sideways to Raya, as Bayern’s furious players and bench remonstrated with the officials. Goalscorer Kane, who was lucky to escape with a yellow card after elbowing Gabriel, believes Bayern were robbed. “We should have gotten a crystal-clear penalty.

The referee blows his whistle, the goalkeeper passes to Gabriel and he just takes the ball in his hands. That’s crazy. That’s a silly, childish mistake, but that’s what it is Clearest penalty I’ve ever seen.”

Joshua Kimmich was in agreement, stating it was not a “childish mistake.” He added: “In the end it was decisive and bitter that we didn’t get it. “I felt like a lot of little decisions went against us,” said the ex-Chelsea boss.

“The referee made a huge mistake in not giving a penalty. I know it’s a crazy situation, but they put the ball down, he [the referee] whistles, he [the goalkeeper] gives the ball to the defender [Gabriel], who then takes the ball in his hands. “What makes us really angry was the explanation given on the field.

He told our players that it’s a kid’s mistake and he will not give a penalty like this in a quarter-final. This is a horrible, horrible explanation because that means he is now judging handballs, whether it’s a kid’s or adult’s mistake. But referee Nyberg felt as though Saka initiated the contact and VAR was in agreement despite fury inside the Emirates Stadium.

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