Ok, so Manchester United beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second leg and the Red Wings beat the Avalanche in the NHL playoffs to go up 3-0 in the series, but there were, at least, a few positive developments:
- Manchester United keeper Edwin Van Der Sar was kneed in the head not once, but twice, by his own defender, the much-maligned Wes Brown. After the second blow to the head, Van Der Sar was so dizzy he was standing in goal looking all wobbly and raising his hand for help like a school kid who needs to go to the bathroom. The referee finally had to stop the match and the medics came out to check him for a concussion, etc. "Have some water...How many fingers am I holding up?" Van Der Sar did get to stay in, though. (In the picture: the one in red is Wes Brown - if you don't recognize a United jersey, it's pretty hopeless. The player kneeling is Gianluca Zambrotta - that's a great name! And the one in green, with his head almost touching the ground, is Van Der Sar.)
- The Red Wings got two too-many-men-on-the-ice penalties within three minutes in the third period. (The Av's got one earlier in the game.) How does this happen to trained professionals? I have no idea.
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