Football: Benitez targets League Cup glory

LEEDS: Rafael Benitez has targeted his first piece of silverware with Chelsea after they routed Leeds 5-1 to book a League Cup semi-final 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 they face a tough task to make the Wembley final. “Any semi-final of a major competition is going to be difficult,” said Benitez. “We know we’re up against a team who try to play football on the floor and keep the ball. They’re doing well, so it will be an interesting tie. The motivation is there for both teams to go through. We’re a game closer to the final at Wembley, so we’ll concentrate on that game when it comes.”  Bradford will meet Aston Villa in the other semi-final.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21^st, 2012.