0:00:33 > 0:00:37Good evening, we are at the semi- final stage of what has been an
0:00:37 > 0:00:41incredible League Cup competition. Our focus is on the first leg time
0:00:41 > 0:00:44between Chelsea and Swansea at Stamford Bridge. We will also
0:00:44 > 0:00:48reflect on a terrific night at Valley Parade. Mark Bright knows
0:00:48 > 0:00:53what it's like to reach a League Cup final. He will be here to chat
0:00:53 > 0:00:57about both games. Having knocked out Manchester United in a nine
0:00:57 > 0:01:03goal thriller after extra time, Chelsea came back from a goal
0:01:03 > 0:01:08behind to outclass Leeds at Elland Road. Tonight, Rafa Benitez
0:01:08 > 0:01:12welcomed the side which had dumped the holders, Liverpool, out of the
0:01:12 > 0:01:15competition, Michael Laudrup's Swansea. It reads like a football
0:01:15 > 0:01:19fairy-tale. League Two club Bradford have reached the last four
0:01:19 > 0:01:23by knocking out teams from each of the three divisions above them,
0:01:23 > 0:01:29including Wigan and Arsenal. Last night the Bantams based on Aston
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Villa side struggling for confidence. They've conceded 15
0:01:32 > 0:01:35goals without reply in three league games over Christmas. Tonight's
0:01:35 > 0:01:39game at Stamford Bridge. You only have to look at the Chelsea line-up
0:01:39 > 0:01:42so far to see that they've taken this year's capital 1 Cup pretty
0:01:43 > 0:01:52seriously. In the semis they were drawn against a Swansea side coming
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0:01:57 > 0:02:00nicely in the League Against the League Cup wouldn't have topped
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Chelsea's priority list at the start of the season, but it's come
0:02:06 > 0:02:10up the order now with a Wembley final 180 minutes away. Swansea are
0:02:10 > 0:02:14in the last four for the first time in their history. Until this season
0:02:14 > 0:02:18they never got past the fourth round. Chelsea have scored 16 goals
0:02:18 > 0:02:22in three ties this season, more than anyone else, and their top
0:02:22 > 0:02:32scorer, Fernando Torres is back in the squad tonight. Demba Ba
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0:02:35 > 0:02:45promised to the bench. -- drops to the side that drew against Arsenal
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0:03:43 > 0:03:49handful. Chelsea have the game's over-the-top. He's been a real
0:03:49 > 0:03:59threat in the opposition's penalty area this season. Three goals in
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0:04:30 > 0:04:40the last six matches for him for Brian, played for Chelsea for a
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0:04:56 > 0:05:06given by the referee. The first save that Ross Turnbull has had to
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0:06:23 > 0:06:30The initial block made by Ben tonight, re-testing Swansea. Mata
0:06:30 > 0:06:40just tried to pass it into the net. It was a fairly easy save in the
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0:07:28 > 0:07:38He's got some ground to make up now. Torres is through. Mata is there.
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0:08:09 > 0:08:19moment. Swansea City ahead in the semi-final! Out of the blue, it's
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0:08:40 > 0:08:50off momentarily. A loose touch from gives onesie the lead. -- Swansea
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0:09:16 > 0:09:26scoring form with three in the last Those behind the goal claiming it
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0:09:59 > 0:10:03something if he'd found the net from there. Michael Laudrup's side
0:10:03 > 0:10:13unbeaten in the 13th games this season. The crowd urging the team
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0:10:49 > 0:10:59to get the ball forward a little Tremmel flinging himself to the
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0:11:29 > 0:11:34body down low and stop the ball from spinning underneath his jersey.
0:11:34 > 0:11:42Here comes Demba Ba. Two goals on his debut in the FA Cup at the
0:11:42 > 0:11:46weekend. Fernando Torres, the man to be replaced. Torres, 100th
0:11:46 > 0:11:51appearance for Chelsea. He will leave the field empty-handed. 26
0:11:51 > 0:12:01goals in 100 Appearance his four Torres. He scored 61 in his first
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0:13:15 > 0:13:24Chelsea still can't find a way He's only been on the field a
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0:13:35 > 0:13:40goal between now and the final whistle, potentially. Tremmel came
0:13:40 > 0:13:44out, made the challenge and it's given as a Swansea City free-kick.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50Anthony Taylor is going to book Demba Ba, presumably for simulation
0:13:50 > 0:13:54there. Swansea City fans must have had their Hearts in their mouths
0:13:54 > 0:14:04there, as that wayward back-pass sort Tremmel appeared to catch
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0:14:12 > 0:14:19with a great chance for 2-0. What a sensation here at Stamford Bridge!
0:14:19 > 0:14:29Danny Graham's de old Swansea's lead. It's quite extraordinary!
0:14:29 > 0:14:33
0:14:33 > 0:14:39Branislav Ivanovic with an absolute howler, and it has cost his team
0:14:39 > 0:14:49twice. A terrible mistake, totally unaware of the fact that Graham was
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0:14:49 > 0:14:55there. 2-0! Can Chelsea claw a goal back? Demba Ba, they can! No, the
0:14:55 > 0:15:00flag has gone up, it will not count. What a dramatic finale to this
0:15:00 > 0:15:05match! Demba Ba thought he had scored on his home debut. He was
0:15:05 > 0:15:08level as the ball came forward, and the decision goes against Demba Ba
0:15:08 > 0:15:18for the second time in the last couple of minutes, right at the end
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0:15:33 > 0:15:37bad individual errors by Branislav Ivanovic have cost Chelsea here in
0:15:37 > 0:15:41this first leg, but Swansea City can celebrate a first win at
0:15:42 > 0:15:50Stamford Bridge for 88 years. The final score at the end of this
0:15:50 > 0:15:54first leg, Chelsea 0, Swansea City Obviously, I could not dream about
0:15:54 > 0:16:00a result like this. It is true that on the one hand, the two goals were
0:16:00 > 0:16:06mistakes by Chelsea,... mistakes by a top player.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11players make mistakes as well. It is not often two mistakes like that
0:16:11 > 0:16:18cost two goals, but my players, first Michu and then Danny, they
0:16:18 > 0:16:22were there to take advantage. we are disappointed. We did enough
0:16:22 > 0:16:26to score two or three goals, and then we conceded two with two
0:16:26 > 0:16:32mistakes. Football is a complicated game, you take your chances, you
0:16:32 > 0:16:36can win. If you do not, and you make mistakes, you can lose. I am
0:16:36 > 0:16:42so pleased that we can now come back and play at our ground with
0:16:42 > 0:16:47the possibility of going to that final, but still there is a long
0:16:47 > 0:16:54way to go. Yes, still lots of football left in that tie, but what
0:16:54 > 0:16:58a result for Swansea. Fantastic. Underdogs, a two-goal advantage
0:16:58 > 0:17:02back home, they are really strong at home, only a couple of defeats
0:17:02 > 0:17:06at home this season in the league. So yeah, I am quite surprised. They
0:17:07 > 0:17:11approached the game with a good attitude, defended really well.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Both teams play the same system, so they matched up. We know Swansea
0:17:15 > 0:17:19can keep the ball, Chelsea had more possession and attempt, but they
0:17:19 > 0:17:22were punished for their mistakes. All the talk was about Chelsea's
0:17:22 > 0:17:32attacking threat and the goals they have scored, but we will reflect on
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0:17:34 > 0:17:40reliable over the last couple of seasons. He takes a poor touch. De
0:17:40 > 0:17:48Guzman is on him, he robs him on the edge of the box. 16 goals this
0:17:48 > 0:17:54season. �2 million! �2 million, a snip. Andy Berry's it. Danny Graham
0:17:54 > 0:17:59replaces him, a guy who has scored three goals in his last three
0:17:59 > 0:18:04starts. He plays it blind, Danny Graham anticipates, composes
0:18:05 > 0:18:10himself. I thought he had taken too long. I thought that as well. You
0:18:10 > 0:18:18can see him thinking, is he going to play this back? Yes, he is. He
0:18:18 > 0:18:24composes himself to finish. They are in a really strong position now,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28saw they have scored in the last 10 minutes in each round of this
0:18:28 > 0:18:32competition, and that bodes well. They soak up the pressure and hit
0:18:32 > 0:18:35on the counter, the ideal way to play away from home. Michael
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Laudrup needs to take a lot of credit for the way he has set the
0:18:40 > 0:18:46team up. Did we see a watershed moment for the strikers? Fernando
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Torres went off, on came Demba Ba, so much more lively up front.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55the game against Southampton, Torres had 11 touches in the first
0:18:55 > 0:18:59half, hardly had any chances. Demba Ba, nine minutes, three
0:18:59 > 0:19:04opportunities. In hindsight, he could have, and earlier. I would
0:19:04 > 0:19:10always give a strike a 15 minutes at the very least. Should this have
0:19:10 > 0:19:14been a penalty? No, but it is not a dive either. There is a bit of a
0:19:14 > 0:19:20collision. He has not brought him down, but he should not have been
0:19:20 > 0:19:24booked. This is tight, but look at the threat, look where he is. You
0:19:24 > 0:19:29can see the assistant at the bottom of the screen is dead in line, he
0:19:29 > 0:19:34sees a little bit of blue, but what a finish. That is a guy in a form,
0:19:34 > 0:19:387 million against 50 million. I would just play him now.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43Chelsea get back in it? Absolutely, of course they can. Anything can be
0:19:43 > 0:19:49overcome in football. Bradford's reward for dumping out Arsenal was
0:19:49 > 0:19:52a tie against Aston Villa. The Bantams made plenty of friends and
0:19:52 > 0:19:56their fairy-tale run, looking to be only the second team from the 4th
0:19:56 > 0:20:06two to make the final. Aston Villa had knocked out Manchester City and
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0:20:08 > 0:20:14Norwich. Guy Mowbray was at Valley 51 years on and reached the League
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Cup final as a 4th deer team, or will it be a 9th time in the final
0:20:17 > 0:20:24for Aston Villa? We may be closer to the answers by the end of this
0:20:24 > 0:20:34intriguing first leg. Bradford lost 2-0 at Barnet at the weekend, and
0:20:34 > 0:20:46
0:20:46 > 0:20:50there are two changes to the team towards attack and getting the job
0:20:50 > 0:20:57half done. But Darren Bent is on the bench despite his FA Cup goal
0:20:57 > 0:21:00against Ipswich on Saturday. The stated right from the Get Go that
0:21:00 > 0:21:06this is a young Aston Villa side. He is having to work hard with them,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11it is a long-term strategy, what he is doing at Villa Park. Still
0:21:11 > 0:21:14massively troubled by the threat of relegation, only one point above
0:21:14 > 0:21:20the Premier League's bottom three with a huge game to come at the
0:21:20 > 0:21:30weekend against Southampton. That can wait, though. They have got a
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0:21:46 > 0:21:56job that they hope to get half competition came in the win against
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0:22:00 > 0:22:10quick Villa break, that, lovely ball for Weimann. You can see
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0:22:15 > 0:22:25done better with that. He was freed. No real challenge. He can see all
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0:22:41 > 0:22:51of the goal. But he misdirected the deflected behind for another Aston
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0:23:00 > 0:23:03Villa corner. Two key bits of is Christian Benteke. Could have,
0:23:03 > 0:23:13perhaps should have had two goals. It is an even better chance than
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0:23:48 > 0:23:57Wells has given Bradford the lead! Well, he is their main man. It is
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0:24:04 > 0:24:10his 16th goal of the season. And it rushing out, it hit a Villa body,
0:24:10 > 0:24:16and it comes on a plate for the man from Bermuda, Nahki Wells. The
0:24:16 > 0:24:26first chapter has been written by the Bantams. Bradford City 1, Aston
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0:25:29 > 0:25:35yet. It is not all about tonight, Duke beats it clear at once again.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Straight at the keeper, he was in the right place to make the save.
0:25:38 > 0:25:48All of the saves that he has made are ones that he would expect to
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0:25:50 > 0:26:00In the third round, they will one-0 down against Manchester City away
0:26:00 > 0:26:13
0:26:13 > 0:26:17is loaded intent from Aston Villa. -- a start. It is held on by Baker,
0:26:18 > 0:26:27Clark could not get it under control and fire towards goal. Paul
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0:26:44 > 0:26:54Lambert does have one Darren Bent nobody on the left wing for him. --
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0:27:06 > 0:27:16matter what Christian Benteke tries to do tonight, he just cannot beat
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0:27:52 > 0:27:58Matt Duke. He has got the header on says another! His is his best save
0:27:58 > 0:28:08of the match? They have all been close to him. But the ball needed
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0:28:13 > 0:28:23Duke cannot hold it, over the bar from Darren Bent with the goal
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0:28:27 > 0:28:32than this? Duke could not hold it. Bent goes running in, and the Villa
0:28:32 > 0:28:36fans were poised to celebrate, they felt sure that was the equaliser.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Paul Lambert need something to happen for him. Yes, it would only
0:28:40 > 0:28:44be half way through the tie, but defeat away to a League Two team
0:28:45 > 0:28:54does not look good, especially when your team is struggling in its only
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0:29:41 > 0:29:46N'Zogbia has been great, the rest headed home. -- Rory McArdle.
0:29:46 > 0:29:56Bradford City are close to taking a two goal lead to Birmingham for the
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0:30:29 > 0:30:39second half of this tie. They are almost just about out of it.
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0:31:02 > 0:31:08goal. That is a big step back into the semi-final for the Premier
0:31:08 > 0:31:18League team. It is the Weimann who might just be Aston Villa's saviour
0:31:18 > 0:31:53
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Bent, having come on as a It's going to be a corner for
0:31:58 > 0:32:08Bradford City. They could yet have a two goal lead to take to Villa
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0:32:20 > 0:32:24their two goal lead again! 19-year- old Carl McHugh. Aston Villa look
0:32:24 > 0:32:28for on. All the celebrating is being done by those waving claret
0:32:28 > 0:32:38and amber rather than claret and blue. It's a goal from a simple set
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0:32:42 > 0:32:52charges on to the ball and bang! Bradford three, Aston Villa 1.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55
0:32:55 > 0:33:05foremost of how to get to Birmingham to possibly see history
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0:33:28 > 0:33:31gone anywhere. It's gone behind for is all over for the first leg of
0:33:31 > 0:33:37this capital 1 Cup semi-final. Aston Villa have a huge recovery
0:33:37 > 0:33:43job on at Villa Park in the second match. Tonight belongs to League
0:33:43 > 0:33:53Two Bradford City. They have taken themselves so close to an amazing
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0:33:55 > 0:33:59Wembley final. Mac took a brilliant in goal. Wells and then the two
0:33:59 > 0:34:09centre-backs, McHugh and McArdle, they are the Bantams' heroes
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0:34:12 > 0:34:19and his team, as they make their way into the corner. Bradford fans
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Couldn't have gone much better tonight. I thought the lads were
0:34:23 > 0:34:28tremendous in all aspects of the game. We have to defend very well
0:34:28 > 0:34:36at times. Equally, it left space on the pitch for us to exploit. We've
0:34:36 > 0:34:41got some good for bowlers. -- footballers. We had a lot of the
0:34:41 > 0:34:45ball and a lot of dominance, some good saves. But if you don't defend
0:34:45 > 0:34:49set-pieces then that is what can happen. Quite so real. We knew what
0:34:49 > 0:34:52was going to be a tough task, looking at the quality they've got
0:34:52 > 0:34:57on the team. Albeit everyone knows they are struggling a little bit in
0:34:57 > 0:35:01the Premiership. Even still, you look at two they have got, they've
0:35:01 > 0:35:06got attacking options. We knew if we could keep them quiet, we've got
0:35:06 > 0:35:10enough quality on our team to create chances. We know we've got
0:35:10 > 0:35:13the top job down their in two weeks time. We know we have to be
0:35:13 > 0:35:17respectable. They are still the favourites. But if Aston Villa
0:35:17 > 0:35:20eventually get to Wembley, we will make sure they really earned it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:28The bookies have the Bantams as slight favourites to go through.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32What a wonderful night for them. It was a proper old-fashioned cup-tie.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37Yes, everyone wants that. I was delighted for them. Having beaten
0:35:37 > 0:35:43Arsenal, semi-final, two legs, over one leg you fancy them, over two
0:35:43 > 0:35:50you are not quite sure. They were just fantastic. One win in seven
0:35:50 > 0:35:56going into this game. In this Cup it has been their achilles heel,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Bradford. Paul Lambert went with a pretty young Villa side. Did
0:36:00 > 0:36:05inexperience cost them? I wouldn't say so. Bradford actually had the
0:36:05 > 0:36:12younger side. They were confident, disciplined, they have lots of
0:36:12 > 0:36:22self-belief -- self-belief. They caused Villa loads of problems from
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0:36:26 > 0:36:32been a driving force for them at home. That was fantastic from Carl
0:36:32 > 0:36:37McHugh. I just thought, especially conceding one, the Weimann goal,
0:36:37 > 0:36:43then going back straight to wait. It was the response. The never-say-
0:36:43 > 0:36:47die attitude. We really have got a good opportunity now. There were
0:36:47 > 0:36:52lots of his heroes as far as Bradford are concerned. Terry Jones
0:36:52 > 0:36:56was great. Matt Duke, he continues to enhance it in his reputation.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02Save after save it. People were saying most of the shots were
0:37:02 > 0:37:08straight at him. 35 years old. He was inspirational. Benteke here,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12diving header. He bounces as well. He managed to get at hand to that.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19The defence have hung on here. When the goalkeeper has been needed, he
0:37:19 > 0:37:22has come up for them. They had six opportunities in the first 12
0:37:22 > 0:37:26minutes, Aston Villa. This was a game about them not taking their
0:37:26 > 0:37:30chances. They made plenty of chances, Lambert will be happy with
0:37:30 > 0:37:35that, but they didn't take them. You fancy them scoring away from
0:37:35 > 0:37:42home. I would. That makes the task even harder. You would go with
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Bradford, maybe? At home, I would expect before Villa Park rampant,
0:37:46 > 0:37:50I'd expect them to get an early goal. I think they could pull it
0:37:50 > 0:38:00back and turn it around. It's back to the bread and butter for
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0:38:03 > 0:38:07Bradford on Saturday, they are at Thanks to Mark. At half-time of