Video | The scandal grows over the missed penalty in Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich: 'It's a child's mistake'

Arsenal and Bayern Munich They tied this Tuesday in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, after a vibrant match, full of goals and in which refereeing controversies were not lacking.

The scandal broke out this Wednesday in Europe for a very particular play, an error that is rarely seen at these levels, which seems like a children's issue. At minute 67, the referee whistled to restart the game from the goal kick, the goalkeeper David Raya moved the ball and in a surreal way his teammate Gabriel Magalhaes He took the ball with his hand in the area to accommodate it and serve again.

The Germans automatically realized the situation and angrily complained to the central judge, who determined that it was not a penalty, the VAR did not review the play either and the game continued.

After the game, the coach Thomas Tuchel He exploded at a press conference and stated: “The referee did not have the courage to give a deserved penalty today in a somewhat crazy and uncomfortable situation. He admitted on the field that he saw the mistake the player made.”

And he added: “It is a very clear penalty. He tells our players 'that's a child's mistake', I won't whistle that in the Champions League quarter-finals. This is a completely new way of rule interpretation. “This is just incredible.”

What really angers us is the explanation on the field of play. He told our players that it had been a 'childish mistake' and that he was not going to give a penalty for that in the Champions League quarter-finals.

He also pointed out that this response given to his players was what bothered him the most: “The referee made a big mistake. They lower the ball, he (the referee) whistles, the goalkeeper passed (the ball) to a central defender and the defender catches the ball with his hands because he thought it was not in play, but it was. What really angers us is the explanation on the field of play. He told our players that it had been a 'childish mistake' and that he was not going to give a penalty for that in a Champions League quarter-final. It's a horrible, horrible explanation. “A child's mistake, an adult's mistake, whatever, we felt angry because it was a huge decision against us.”

Max Eberl followed the line of the coach, the sports director of the Bayern Munich He attacked the referee: “So the referee blows his whistle and the goalkeeper passes the ball to the defender, who catches it with his hand. That's a penalty. And then the referee's statement, well, he said I can't give such a penalty in the quarterfinals. Excuse me. It's not my fault, it's not our fault.”

It is a penalty that is very rarely seen in professional football, Amazon referee Lutz Wagner told Germany's Bild newspaper: “This is a very, very strange scene. In this situation, the referee blew a whistle during the execution. In doing so, he unsettled the defenders. That's why he said: “If I contribute anything, I will give credit for the second version as the really correct one.” If you analyze this, you may come to a different opinion. I think that in football terms, the way he resolved it was the best solution”, and he points out that the referee should not blow a goal kick.

“After a substitution that took place yesterday before the goal kick, the referee has to whistle again. This is a rule book. In the regional league, in the Bundesliga and also in the Champions League. The referee blows the whistle, the goalkeeper plays the ball and a player takes it in his hand. According to the rules, this is handball in the area and a clear penalty. I can understand the referee's arguments that it was the child's mistake. He doesn't want to decide the game through such a strange situation. Only this decision had an influence and it is always better to follow the rules, referee expert Thorsten Kinhöfer told the same newspaper.

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