Liverpool have taken a cue from Manchester United and hiked prices for away supporters when they host Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals to subsidise tickets for own fans travelling to the Nou Camp.
United increased prices for their quarterfinal tie with Barca when the Spanish club charged £102, which British media reported was the most expensive ticket to a United game outside of a final.
Liverpool have been allocated 4,620 away tickets priced at £103 (€119) for the first leg in Spain on May 1.
In response, the Merseyside club raised their ticket prices for Barcelona supporters travelling to Anfield to the same amount and will use the extra revenue to ensure Liverpool fans pay £76 (€88) for the first leg.
“All away tickets are priced at €119, which is in line with Barcelona’s pricing structure for the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League,” Liverpool said in a statement.
“As a result, LFC will charge Barcelona supporters a reciprocal ticket price of €119 in the return leg at Anfield on Tuesday, May 7.
“The additional revenue from this higher ticket pricing will be used to subsidise Liverpool supporters for their tickets, reducing the price by €31 to €88.”
Tottenham Hotspur play Ajax Amsterdam in the other semifinal with the final scheduled at Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium in the Spanish capital on June 1.