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Gabriel handled the ball after Gunners custodian David Raya played him a goal kick. It seemed to Gabriel that play had begun in the second half of a dramatic UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg match at the Emirates on Tuesday. Despite the players' and manager Thomas Tuchel's indignant complaints, referee Glenn Nyberg avoided penalising the center-back. Arteta has praised the official's decision-making before Sunday's home match between Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Bayern led the game 2-1 at that moment, and Arteta's team might have lost the tie if there had been a penalty. But shortly after that contentious episode, Leandro Trossard scored, and Arsenal, trailing 2-2 in the tie, will travel to Germany the following week with everything on the line.
On Sunday afternoon, Arsenal will play their English Premier League match against Aston Villa F.C. , who are chasing the Champions League under former manager Unai Emery. They then play Bayern in the second leg in their final eight Champions League match on Wednesday.
“I think the referees used the law” : Arsenal FC manager Mikel Arteta
Ahead of the match against Aston Villa, Arteta spoke in his pre-match press conference about the handball shouts that have featured on social media. He said, "Yes, I did notice it, especially after when there was a certain reaction from them (Bayern players). I think the referees used the law. The law says to use common sense and whether you take an advantage from that situation, which there isn't an advantage."
In the opinion of the International football Association Board "Referees are expected to use common sense and to apply the 'spirit of the game' when applying the Laws of the Game. Furthermore, FIFA match official and rules analyst Christina Unkel told CBS Sports that, “If you are arguing for this to be a penalty kick, with all due respect, you hate football. Here, we have to use common sense and Law 18.”