So, about that red card: fair or foul?

Surprising result out of the Champions League today: AC Milan emerged victorious over Barcelona, 2-0, and it was an earned win. Note, though that “earned” doesn’t mean “without controversy.”

Barcelona wasn’t having its best day. Midway through the second half of its Champions League matchup against Spartak Moscow, Barca found itself down 2-1. Was an upset in the making? Well… no. And to no one’s surprise, the world’s best player finished the job for the favorites.

Zlatan Imbrahimovic opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Dynamo Kyiv in the first leg of their Champions League debut with a penalty shot goal, and PSG eventually won the game by a score of 4-1. But after that first goal, when Ibrahimovic raised his arms in celebration, another body part, er, raised itself in celebration.

Politics isn’t totally about selling out your principles in exchange for power. Sometimes, you get to kick back with your fellow leaders of the free world and watch some soccer. This shot of the G8 Summit members at Camp David, watching Chelsea-Bayern Munich, is a candid glimpse into these people as human beings and sports fans.

Chelsea are your European champions, thanks to — who else? — Didier Drogba. After extra time refused to yield a winner, the Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich went to penalty kicks. Video, after the jump.

It didn’t look good for Chelsea, but in the 88th minute Didier Drogba put a wonderful header into the back of the net that tied today’s Champions League final with Bayern Munich, an event that caused an instant announcer combustion.

Well, that’s a bit of a turn of events. Just a few days ago, it would have been hard to argue a prediction that the Champions League final would be another El Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid. As it turns out, the game will have neither. Video of why after the jump.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between the Premier League’s Chelsea and La Liga’s Barcelona, this awesome goal was the difference in a 1-0 win for the underdog Blues. Didier Drogba put it away, but he was the recipient of some beautiful passing. Video after the jump.