[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the great enigmas of international soccer. His Jekyll-and-Hydebehavior was evident in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match as he was sent off in stoppage time of Paris St. Germain’s 2-1 win at Valencia for a wild lunge at Mexican defender Andres Guardado that earned him a red card. He received the backing of PSG’s Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, who said the red card that will keepIbra out of the second leg wasn’t justified.

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