It had absolutely no impact on the game, which should always be the judge for something like that.
Had Kane been pressing Gabriel and he picks up the ball then sure. But there was absolutely no advantage to Gabriel picking up that ball and resetting the goal kick.
Would have been a ridiculous penalty that would have impacted the game way more than not calling it did. Especially since the whistle was a bit unclear, and the whistle and pass to Gabriel were simultaneous.
The fact that Bayern made as big a deal as they did about it was embarrassing IMO.
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