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AP's European week in photos

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The image of Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez celebrating a goal at Wembley is perfectly juxtaposed against the background of horrified Reading supporters at the FA Cup semifinal. In a gentler image, cyclists in the Amstel Gold race in The Netherlands rush past a tree in spring bloom.

Flares were inevitably lit in the San Siro stadium during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and AC Milan. In Monaco, Monte Carlo Tennis Masters winner Novak Djokovic posed with ball boys.

Italy's Flavia Pennetta and Sara Errani danced with joy after beating United States' Serena Williams and Alison Riske in a Fed Cup World Group ennis doubles match, in Brindisi, Italy.

A bloodied Mario Mandzukic of Atletico Madrid voiced his unhappiness loudly to the referee in a Champions League game against city rivals Real Madrid. Barcelona's Luis Suarez bared his teeth again, but this time it was in celebration after Neymar scored for Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain.

Ukrainian boxing Olympic champion Oleksandr Usyk and Russia's Andrei Knyazev stripped down to their underpants at the weigh-in in Kiev, Ukraine.

Switzerland's Martina Hingis smiled after her game against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska during their Fed Cup World Group Playoff tennis match between Poland and Switzerland, in Zielona Gora, Poland. Hingis was playing her first competitive singles match since 2007.