Champions League semi-final guide: European teams to progress, fixtures and channel plus key dates and odds
- Champions League semi-final first legs take place on 30 April/ 1 May 2019
- Champions League semi-final second legs take place on 7-8 May 2019
- UK viewers will be able to watch Champions League clashes on BT Sport
- Barcelona and Tottenham are bookmaker’s favourites to win first leg clashes
The Champions League has been whittled down to four teams for the semi-finals after some big upsets in the quarter-final.
Two English top flight clubs remain after Manchester United gave easy passage for Barcelona to the next stage and all-English clash resulted in Tottenham reigning victorious against Man City after away goals put Spurs through on aggregate (4-4).
Elsewhere, Ajax knocked out Juventus after beating them 2-1 on their turf and drawing 1-1 at home in the first leg plus Liverpool won both legs with no real threat coming from Porto.
Sportmail provide you all latest details for the Champions League semi-finals including fixture dates, kick-off times and channel plus stats, odds and key dates.
Which teams have qualified for the UEFA Champions League semi-final?
- Barcelona
- Ajax
- Tottenham
- Liverpool
Semi final fixtures – Date, kick-off time and channel
Tuesday 30th April
- Tottenham vs Ajax – Kick-off time: 8pm BST – BT Sport TBC
Wednesday 1st May
- Barcelona vs Liverpool – Kick-off time: 8pm BST – BT Sport TBC
Tuesday 7th May
- Liverpool vs Barcelona – Kick-off time: 8pm BST – BT Sport TBC
Wednesday 8th May
- Ajax vs Tottenham – Kick-off time: 8pm BST – BT Sport TBC
Champions League last four stats (since group stages)
Tottenham
- Goals: 17
- Shots on target: 59
- Shooting accuracy (exc. blocks): 56.7%
- Assists: 16
- Passes: 4937
- Passing accuracy: 84.16%
- Possession: 49.96%
- Goals conceded: 14
Ajax
- Goals: 19
- Shots on target: 65
- Shooting accuracy (exc. blocks): 51.6%
- Assists: 13
- Passes: 5129
- Passing accuracy: 82.51%
- Possession: 54.6%
- Goals conceded: 10
Barcelona
- Goals: 23
- Shots on target: 71
- Shooting accuracy (exc. blocks): 50.4%
- Assists: 17
- Passes: 7012
- Passing accuracy: 89.02%
- Possession: 63.35%
- Goals conceded: 6
Liverpool
- Goals: 18
- Shots on target: 44
- Shooting accuracy (exc. blocks): 40.0%
- Assists: 15
- Passes: 5310
- Passing accuracy: 80.51%
- Possession: 53.85%
- Goals conceded: 9
*Stats courtesy of Opta
Tottenham vs Ajax H2H
These sides have only met twice before back in 1982 for their European Cup Winners’ Cup first round first and second leg clashes which resulted in Spurs winning 1-3 and 3-0, respectively.
Barcelona vs Liverpool H2H
Last time Liverpool met Barcelona was in the 2006/2007 Champions League last-16 which saw Reds progress to quarter-final after winning 2-1 at Nou Camp to put them through on aggregate (2-2).
H2H stats:
- Liverpool 3 wins
- Barcelona 2 wins
- Draws – 2
Top 10 Champions League goalscorers
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 10 goals, 3 assists – STILL IN
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 8 goals, 0 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Dusan Tadic (Ajax) – 6 goals, 3 assists – STILL IN
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 6 goals, 2 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Moussa Marega (Porto) – 6 goals, 2 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Sergio Aguero ( Man City) – 6 goals, 1 assist – KNOCKED OUT
- Edin Dzeko (Roma) – 5 goals, 3 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Neymar (PSG) – 5 goals, 2 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Raheem Sterling (Man City) – 5 goals, 2 assists – KNOCKED OUT
- Harry Kane (Tottenham) – 5 goals, 1 assist – STILL IN
Latest semi-final first leg odds
- Barcelona – 7/10
- Liverpool – 31/10
- Draw – 16/5
- Tottenham – 23/20
- Ajax – 11/5
- Draw – 5/2
*Odds courtesy of Oddschecker
Champions League Key Dates
Semi-finals:
First Leg:
Tuesday 30th April 2019
Wednesday 1st May 2019
Second Leg:
Tuesday 7th May 2019
Wednesday 8th May 2019
Final:
Saturday 1st June 2019
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid