Kick Off: Klopp & Valverde cross verbal swords; De Gea 'f***ed up' vs Chelsea

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

We love you Ajax, We do

Tottenham 0-1 Ajax: Van de Beek seals win before Vertonghen suffers head injury

Donny van de Beek's 15th-minute goal gave Ajax a first-leg lead against Tottenham in their Champions League last-four tie.

MATCH REPORT

Montpellier 3-2 PSG: Comedy defending costs PSG including another Kimpembe OG

Another humiliating display from PSG sees them suffer a 3-2 defeat to 5th-placed Montpellier as Presnel Kimpembe scores an own goal for two games running.

Barcelona vs Liverpool

Barcelona name strongest possible 18-man squad for Liverpool tie

The Brazil striker missed the Reds’ victory over Huddersfield Town on Friday night due to a slight muscle strain, but has travelled to Spain for the first leg of the semi-final tie.

Barca star Messi terrifies Liverpool heading into Champions League clash

Liverpool have returned to their best in recent years. Runners-up in the Champions League last season, they're still in the fight for the Premier League with Manchester City this year. They have lost just one game and with two games to go are just one point behind. There's a good argument to be made that they can beat Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal, but they fear one factor: Lionel Messi.

Klopp: Messi wanting to win UCL before season started? It sounded like a threat!

Lionel Messi announced prior to the Joan Gamper Trophy last summer that it is Barcelona's intention to bring the Champions League trophy back to the Camp Nou, yet Jurgen Klopp believes that the Argentine forgot about Liverpool.

'This is Camp Nou, our home, our temple, our fortress' - Barca respond to Klopp

It's not taken Barcelona long to respond to Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, who said that Camp Nou is 'just a stadium' and that it's not a temple of the game.

Messi vs Van Dijk, Salah vs Pique... Barcelona vs Liverpool key clashes

Liverpool's quest for silverware this season takes them to the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi honoured with Cross of Sant Jordi & become 2nd footballer to receive award

The Catalan government will announce the delivery of the Creu de Sant Jordi award to Lionel Messi for his outstanding services in Catalonia. 

Guardiola & Klopp lead nominees for EPL Manager of the Month for April

Guardiola, Klopp, Parker and Nuno nominated for April prize. You can click here to vote for your choice on Premier League official website.

WHAT THEY SAY

'I f***** up' - De Gea sends message to team-mates at half-time vs Chelsea (Sun)

David De Gea reportedly apologised to his Manchester United team-mates during the half time break following his clanger against Chelsea.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Juventus 'make transfer decision' over Man Utd target Dybala

Paulo Dybala's future at Juventus has been thrown into doubt, amid reports the Italian champions are willing to part with the Argentine.

De Ligt's agent wants Ajax ace to join Juve, Utd or Bayern instead of Barca (MD)

Mino Raiola reportedly wants Matthijs de Ligt to join Bayern Munich, Manchester United or Juventus as opposed to Barcelona.

AF COLUMNS & ANALYSIS

All Football Power Rankings of the Week: Madrid & Arsenal out, Blues & Atleti in

Hello again! We organize clubs of Europe's top 5 leagues into an order that reflects the up-to-the-minute hierarchy every Tuesday. 

Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah named All Football Player of the Week

Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah has been named All Football Player of the Week.

On This Day: Chelsea won first championship for 50 years; Ter Stegen was born

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (April 30th) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, feel free to post them in the comment area and share them with AFers.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Luca Zidane's unbelievable mistake for Real Madrid B team

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