Champions League semi-final dates: Liverpool vs Barcelona and Tottenham vs Ajax fixtures confirmed

Tottenham will host Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at their new stadium after Uefa confirmed the exact fixture dates following this week’s quarter-finals.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side sealed a place in the last four of the competition for the first time since 1962 with a dramatic away goals victory over Manchester City thanks to a controversial Fernando Llorente goal and VAR ruling out what would have been a late Raheem Sterling winner.

Meanwhile, Liverpool will head to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona in the first-leg of their clash before the return at Anfield a week.

Champions League semi-final dates

First legs

Tottenham vs Ajax – Tues 30 April (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)

Barcelona vs Liverpool – Weds 1 May (Nou Camp)

Second legs

Liverpool vs Barcelona – Tues 7 May (Anfield)

Ajax vs Tottenham – Weds 8 May (Johan Cruyff Arena)

A Lionel Messi masterclass saw Barça beat Manchester United with ease and they have now been installed as favourites for the competition.

Nevertheless, the Reds, who booked their own place in the last four thanks to a easy 6-1 aggregate victory over Porto, will be buoyed by having the second leg at home where they are unbeaten since September.

The final of this year’s competition will be held at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday 1 June.