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A seething Harry Kane raged that Gabriel's handball fiasco against Bayern Munich last night was the 'clearest penalty I've ever seen'.
Arsenal defender Gabriel handled the ball in the second half after David Raya played a short pass to him, with Bayern leading 2-1 at the time.
Refeee Glenn Nyberg had blown his whistle but there was a misunderstanding, with Gabriel thinking he was taking the goal kick.
Nyberg was lenient and allowed play to continue - a decision that sparked wrath on the pitch, on the sidelines, and in Germany - before Arsenal went on to equalise through Leandro Trossard.
'We should have gotten a clear penalty when the referee blew his whistle,' Kane vented.
Harry Kane was livid that Bayern Munich weren't awarded a penalty in the second half against Arsenal
He called Gabriel's handling of the ball after David Raya's pass 'the clearest penalty I've ever seen'
Gabriel thought Raya was teeing him up to take the goal kick and referee Glenn Nyberg let him off the hook - even though he had blown his whistle
'The goalkeeper passed the ball and Gabriel took it into his hands. That’s the clearest penalty I’ve ever seen.'
Bayern had to settle for a 2-2 draw in a thrilling match. Bukayo Saka had put Arsenal ahead in the first half, but Serge Gnabry equalised and Kane put them ahead from the spot.
Thomas Tuchel was apoplectic when speaking about the referee's allowance for Gabriel, branding Nyberg's justification 'horrible'.
'For me, for all of us, he (the referee) made a huge mistake not giving the handball penalty,' he said.
'I know it is a crazy situation but they put the ball down, he whistles, he gives the ball and the defender [Gabriel] takes the ball in his hand.
‘What makes us really angry is the explanation on the field. He told our players that it is a “kid’s mistake” and he will not give a penalty like this in a quarter-final.
'This is a horrible, horrible explanation. He is judging
