Jurgen Klopp believes the Premier League should do everything they can to help maximise the chances of English clubs winning European trophies.

Liverpool have been in discussions about moving their crucial Premier League fixture at Newcastle United, which falls in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final with Barcelona.

Initially, it was scheduled for Sunday, May 5 but with Barca visiting Anfield two days later, the trip to St James' Park is now set to be played on Saturday, May 4. Liverpool have been pushing for an evening kick-off in the North East.

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Ajax, who face Tottenham in the other semi-final, don't have to worry about their preparations as Dutch football chiefs have rearranged a full round of Eredivisie fixtures to give them the best possible chance against the Londoners.

Asked if the Premier League did enough to help English clubs competing in Europe, Klopp said: “Do I want to open that?

“The Dutch League had a real problem because with the last two match days all the games were on the same day. Would something like that happen in England? No, I don't think it would happen. I don't think it would happen in Germany either to be 100% honest.

“But I think the Premier League should support teams. We now have four English teams in the semi-finals in Europe and that is a big number. Can they do it? I don't know.

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“We all signed the big contracts with the TV stations. On the one side we want the money and on the other side it is not always working out. If it is possible then everybody should help.

“It is a busy schedule over the year. For us, it's okay. It's clear that we will play Newcastle on the Saturday, we're just not 100% sure when. It would be important if we could play Newcastle in the late game on the Saturday and not the 12.30pm kick-off. That would be strange.

“What Holland is doing I don't think is possible in all countries. If the whole world is watching you and you have signed these massive contracts then I don't know if it is possible. But it would be nice if it was possible and they would do it.”

Klopp has backed Liverpool fans angry at Barca's decision to charge away supporters €119 Euros for tickets for the first leg of the semi-final at the Nou Camp on May 1.

Anfield officials responded by cranking up prices for Barca fans for the second leg at Anfield to the same level. The extra revenue will be used to subsidise away ticket costs by €31 to bring the price down to €88.

"That is massive. As a club we have thought about what we can do but, wow, that is really a big price," Klopp added.

"There is nothing good to say about it. For our supporters, we've played three times in the last four years pretty much to the last European match day - that was intense mentally and financially too for sure.

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"Thank-you very much for that. But on the other side I think all together we made some really good experiences and probably it was worth it. Hopefully it was worth it.

"But a semi-final, Liverpool versus Barcelona, it was pretty clear that they don't make presents. How many people go in that stadium? 96,000? That's big money for Barca."