Benitez targets League Cup glory after Leeds rout
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December 21, 2012, Friday
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RAFAEL Benitez has targeted his first piece of silverware with Chelsea after it routed Leeds 5-1 to book a League Cup semifinal clash with Swansea.
Chelsea interim manager Benitez is desperate to lift the League Cup as he tries to stake a claim to take the job on a permanent basis, but the Spaniard also warned his side it faces a tough task to make the Wembley final.
The other semifinal sees League 2 minnow Bradford, making its first ever appearance in the last four, take on Premier League side Aston Villa.
The Blues shook off the effects of jet-lag to seal their place in the last four with a stunning five-goal second-half blitz to blow away their Championship hosts in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Benitez's men will host fellow Premier League side Swansea in the semifinal first-leg in early January, and the former Liverpool boss insists they will have to be at their best to progress.
"Any semifinal of a major competition is going to be difficult," he said. "We know we're up against a team who try to play football, who try to play football on the floor and keep the ball. They're doing well right now so it will be an interesting tie."
Chelsea interim manager Benitez is desperate to lift the League Cup as he tries to stake a claim to take the job on a permanent basis, but the Spaniard also warned his side it faces a tough task to make the Wembley final.
The other semifinal sees League 2 minnow Bradford, making its first ever appearance in the last four, take on Premier League side Aston Villa.
The Blues shook off the effects of jet-lag to seal their place in the last four with a stunning five-goal second-half blitz to blow away their Championship hosts in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Benitez's men will host fellow Premier League side Swansea in the semifinal first-leg in early January, and the former Liverpool boss insists they will have to be at their best to progress.
"Any semifinal of a major competition is going to be difficult," he said. "We know we're up against a team who try to play football, who try to play football on the floor and keep the ball. They're doing well right now so it will be an interesting tie."
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