Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen admits there's excitiment amongst the players meeting Liverpool in the Champions League semifinals.

Lionel Messi going up against Virgil van Dijk is a big talking point and it's a tie the German goalkeeper is looking forward to.

"We're happy because it will be a beautiful match," he said.

"We have the chance to go through and achieve something very important for the club.

"First of all, we want to win the upcoming three league games.

"The Champions League is something very special and we want to achieve our goals."