Ajax's Champions League semi-final causes KNVB to move full round of Eredivisie matches
Thursday 18 April 2019 19:36, UK
The KNVB has moved an entire round of Eredivisie matches to accommodate Ajax's progression to the Champions League semi-finals.
Originally set for April 28, Gameweek 33 of the Dutch top-flight will now take place on May 15, after the Netherlands' football governing body came to an agreement with the rest of the clubs in the league.
Tottenham host Ajax at their new stadium on April 30, before Mauricio Pochettino's side travel to Amsterdam for the second leg on May 8.
Ajax reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 22 years after coming from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday, to prevail 3-2 on aggregate.
Erik ten Hag's team - who were 250/1 outsiders to lift the trophy in Madrid back in September - are looking to become the first Dutch side to win the competition since 1995, when Ajax beat AC Milan in Vienna.
In a statement released on the KNVB's official website, director Eric Gudde said: "The wishes of the clubs were identified in the creation of the match-day calendar for the 2018/2019 season.
"It was jointly decided that the cancellation of a mid-week round should be given priority if the very small chance that one of our clubs would go that far [semi-finals] in the Champions League."
