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00:00Every talent's come, everyone wants to win.
00:02Crazy gang of feet in the Culture Club.
00:06Gerrard!
00:07Yes!
00:08The story in the end when it continues.
00:11What a goal!
00:12Back with a scorer!
00:14It's the world's run!
00:15Come on!
00:18This is the moment of joy that all professional footballers hope for.
00:22For the first time, Crystal Palace are winners!
00:29Good evening and welcome to Wembley Stadium for the second semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds United.
00:35Yesterday, Manchester City booked their place in the FA Cup final beating Southampton by two goals to one.
00:41Who will join them in that final? Let's find out in the company of Danny Murphy and Guy Mowbray.
00:48Chelsea walk out for their 28th FA Cup semi-final after another turbulent week in the strangest of seasons.
00:55For Leeds, it's their ninth. The first for 39 years.
00:59And their fans, as always, have travelled en masse to play their part in reaching the final for the first
01:04time since 1973.
01:06Callum McFarlane's first Chelsea selection, second time round as interim boss, shows three changes from Liam Resenia's last choice.
01:13Chosin's back in defence.
01:15Alejandro Garnaccio gets a start having scored in the quarter and semi-final.
01:19And the same goes for João Pedro.
01:21He returns after missing the last two games with a thigh problem.
01:24Cole Palmer fit two and on the bench.
01:26For Leeds, well, their only change is in goal with Lucas Perry continuing to be the designated cupkeeper.
01:33Jadon Bogle's recovered from a blow to the foot at Bournemouth on Wednesday.
01:36And there are first starts in the Cup this season for Brendan Aronson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
01:42Danny Murphy is alongside me to enjoy this.
01:46Long time since they've been here, big day for them, big day for Chelsea too.
01:51Six previous FA Cup ties between these two most famous teams.
01:56Chelsea have won all six.
01:59The last one came in the fifth round a couple of years ago, and that was the first time they
02:03met since the infamous 1970 Cup final and replay.
02:09The game dubbed the dirtiest ever, a game watched by the biggest TV audience for a football match in this
02:14country ever as well.
02:16The Leeds have started really brightly and surged downfield to get themselves a free kick just outside the Chelsea box.
02:23He's actually lucky not to get a yellow card in the first one.
02:26Yeah, certainly stopped a very promising attack.
02:30Strange.
02:31It's one of those where 15 minutes in you get a yellow, but the first minute you get away with
02:35it.
02:40Robert Sanchez has got to set himself for whatever comes his way.
02:43It is Tanaka and nothing going his way.
02:46And what they didn't do was make the keeper work.
02:48Yeah, you see, from the angle of free kick, really, you're either going over the wall or you're going the
02:54side of the keeper as hard as you can.
02:57And McFarlane is one of the Southampton staff at academy level when they beat Leeds in the play-off final
03:04here two years ago.
03:06I think he only joined Chelsea last summer to be the boss of the under-21 side.
03:12This season's taken a couple of turns for him.
03:15They did all right this first game, didn't they? I think it was Man City.
03:17True against Manchester City and then lost against Fulham.
03:20But I don't think there was any argument to say the players weren't responding to whatever he'd asked them to
03:24do.
03:24They certainly were.
03:25And they've got to again today.
03:27Chelsea having lost seven of their last eight games across all competitions,
03:31losing their last five in the Premier League without scoring a single goal.
03:34First time that's happened to Chelsea in their league history since 1912.
03:41Good ball.
03:42Calvert-Lewin has played it through for Aronson.
03:46And Sanchez reacts.
03:51Right leg raised just at the right time.
03:54Lovely little touch from Calvert-Lewin.
03:57Aronson in on goal.
03:58And Sanchez did what he had to do.
04:01He's in one-on-one, he's got a score really there, guy.
04:04It is a terrific save from Sanchez, of course, but he's got so much room on the side of him.
04:10I'm not sure he's going to get a better opportunity than that this afternoon.
04:14Leeds United royalty here, Eddie Gray is at every Leeds game.
04:17Now there are the memories of 1970, personified.
04:22What a player, what a great man.
04:24Absolutely.
04:26Throws it into no-man's land.
04:28Lavia wasn't a great header by Biol.
04:30Fernandes to João Pedro, it's off the post.
04:34All came from Biol's rather weak header away.
04:38An inch away from being the first goal, but Leeds gave it to them.
04:42You know, Biol, he had nobody around him.
04:43A bit of communication or a bit of calmness on a normal day.
04:47You mentioned how Leeds need to restore a little bit of calm.
04:51He's usually a picture of calm.
04:53He needs to transmit himself to his team.
04:58Just reaching the midway point of a really lively first half in the second semi-final.
05:04It would be fair to say mistake-ridden.
05:06Well, it would be watching that.
05:07Strauch's giving it away.
05:09Here's Pedro Neto.
05:11Neto in.
05:12Fernandes!
05:14Chelsea's captain heads them in front.
05:19Pascal Strauch a little uncertain in possession in his own half.
05:23Chelsea had two players running into the box.
05:26Neto's job.
05:27Ping one of them out.
05:29Job done.
05:30Well, they haven't learnt.
05:32Two minutes ago, Biol makes the mistake.
05:34This time it's Strauch dwelling on the ball.
05:36Poor play.
05:37Lack-a-daisy call.
05:39Taking too many touches.
05:40Just get rid.
05:41And then when Neto gets in there, can he pick out a right cross?
05:45Yes, he can.
05:45It's a simple task for Fernandes to head it in there.
05:49Master of their own downfall leads.
05:52If it's worth marking on a little bit of Liam Resenia aftermath.
05:56Remember whether it was the club's decision or the then head coach's decision.
06:00But Enzo Fernandes was left out of the last round of the FA Cup.
06:04Well, suspended officially by the club.
06:07For all that you might think about Enzo Fernandes.
06:09And it was a curious scene, wasn't it, at the end of the match at Brighton in midweek
06:12when he was staring down the Chelsea fans.
06:15They are a better team when he's in it.
06:21At the end of the match.
06:22Fernandes.
06:26Malogusta.
06:30At the best of passes to Pedro Neto.
06:35VAR are just having a look
06:38at something
06:39involving Calvert-Lewin and
06:41Kukurea
06:42and this is it, bear in mind
06:45there was a red card
06:47for a hair pull on Calvert-Lewin
06:49recently
06:51Calvert-Lewin had a hold
06:52he's not looking at the ball
06:53he's not looking at the ball, his hands got caught
06:56maybe on the back of his hair or head
06:58there's nothing in that
07:00I don't think hair nets are a bad idea
07:04I never thought we were going to go down this route
07:05this afternoon
07:07you have to wear one
07:09if you work at McDonald's
07:11don't you
07:13save a lot of myder
07:14more from McMurphy later
07:20two leads changes
07:21for the start of the second half
07:24Joe Rodon
07:25and Anton Stack have come on
07:27replacing Jacob Beal
07:29and James Justin
07:31I think Danny
07:32that has made a shift to a pack four for Leeds
07:35yeah I think it was the right thing to do
07:37match them up
07:38take more of a risk
07:39gives you an extra man in midfield
07:41it's a long Leeds throw
07:44Strouk is beaten to the ball
07:45but Chelsea can't get the ball away properly
07:47that's a good effort
07:48good save Sanchez
07:49what a save
07:51and enough strength on the hand
07:52to divert the ball onto the roof of his net
07:55such a crisp strike
07:57he thinks he scored
07:59that is such a strong hand from Sanchez
08:01he's had some criticism this season
08:03but he's made two outstanding saves this afternoon
08:09I always thought
08:10Elvis was from Leeds
08:11and I've been proved correct
08:17Javier to Neto
08:20Neto through for Malagusto
08:23who's turned two
08:23lovely touch
08:25has to be doesn't it
08:26took too long about it
08:28and Leeds are able to recover
08:31what a move
08:33would have been one of the goals of the season
08:35it's a phenomenal move
08:37lots of great pass in and interchange
08:40when it comes to Jao Pedro
08:42he's just got to hit it
08:43takes an extra touch
08:45and Tanaka gets in
08:47been let off there
08:49that was move of the match
08:50that was move of the weekend
08:54Kevin Farker deep in thought
08:55as he so often is
08:57the voice might have been a bit deep
08:58during half time
08:59he might have
09:00just raised the decibel level a bit
09:02does it have that feel Danny
09:04of a game where
09:04if Leeds do score
09:06then Chelsea have a real spot above it
09:08absolutely
09:10momentum could shift
09:14Okafor
09:15he's really tight to that touchline
09:17this half
09:17trying to use the ball well
09:19he's done it there
09:20oh he's got a score
09:21Calvin Lewin's header
09:22is straight at Sanchez
09:24and it basically gave him catching practice
09:27great opportunity
09:28for Dominic Calvin Lewin
09:29no power no direction
09:34it's a good ball in to Anton Stach
09:36and an even better one from him out to Bogle
09:41Stach
09:43he's gone down
09:44Caicedo and Lavia came together to stop him
09:47and the yellow card's out now
09:48Moises Caicedo has got it and Leeds have got the free kick
09:52good move again from Leeds wasn't it
09:54just catches his ankle doesn't he's a little bit late
09:58Sanchez has gone down
10:00and the Leeds fans have reacted to that
10:04see this is the problem though isn't it with the rules
10:06if you made it so a player has to go off
10:09for the goalkeeper then we would see less of this
10:12and there's a little bit sparking
10:14and there's a little bit sparking
10:15over on the halfway line
10:16Lavia is involved in a confrontation
10:18a bit of pushing going on
10:20this is Chelsea against Leeds
10:22we've been waiting for it
10:23and Padua was trying to get in
10:26and stop the conversation
10:27between Tosin and Callum McFarlane
10:30the interim boss of Chelsea
10:31because Leeds
10:32clearly have the idea
10:34that Sanchez taking a seat
10:36was purely engineered
10:38so that the coaching staff
10:40could get instructions onto the players
10:41as to how to get this defended
10:46Stack
10:47Stack has a go
10:48and it beats
10:50the post
10:51and Sanchez
10:52doesn't have to make any sort of effort
10:55to save it
10:55Sanchez by the way
10:56is okay
10:57do you know what
10:58I'm really surprised
10:59I'm joking
11:07Stack
11:08can advance into Chelsea territory
11:13Mecha
11:14just let that run away
11:16and in stretching
11:17to try and keep possession
11:19he's committed the foul
11:20and got himself a booking
11:21is it the toes
11:22or the top of the studs
11:25it's not a red card
11:27he catches him a little bit
11:28but he doesn't mean to
11:29and there's no velocity in it
11:35Fernandes
11:39Bogle has given it to Pedro Neto
11:42Leeds lucky to get it back
11:43Bogle then has his shirt pulled by Neto
11:45Neto down as though elbowed
11:47referee had already given the free kick
11:50to Leeds United
11:54well he's going to give a yellow card to Neto
11:55but he's already given a yellow card to Bogle
11:58just the end of his fingers on his cheek
12:01you make that sound as though it's nothing
12:02it was nothing
12:04hence the fact Neto's up
12:06and fine
12:07after looking like he needed an ambulance
12:11they have to keep believing
12:12only one goal in this
12:15and they're going to hope for the lucky break
12:17Lucas Perry
12:20Strouk is up there
12:21extra forward
12:24Nonto will let it go for a throw
12:25and Perdue will take it
12:28and he's going to hurl it into that Chelsea penalty area
12:31and hope that mayhem falls Leeds way
12:34why not
12:35goalkeeper Lucas Perry's going for it
12:38this has to be it
12:39and Perdue
12:41Sanchez is coming to get it
12:43two hands on it
12:45and Perdue and Nonto in one another's way
12:47Nonto then blocked by Parma
12:51Parma again
12:52and that will be it
12:56Chelsea
12:56have got themselves together
12:59and they've managed to engineer
13:01a real team performance
13:03to take themselves through
13:05to yet another
13:07FA Cup final
13:09one goal won it
13:11Enzo Fernandes scored it
13:12but for Chelsea
13:14what about the story of
13:16Callum McFarlane
13:18in amateur football
13:19it seems five minutes ago
13:21brought in as the under 21 boss
13:23at the start of this season
13:24at the end of it
13:26he'll be leading Chelsea out
13:28here at Wembley
13:29for an FA Cup final
13:31it'll be all blue at Wembley
13:33on May the 16th
13:34two different shades of blue
13:35it'll be Manchester City
13:37against Chelsea
13:38in the Cup final
13:39today in the semi
13:40Chelsea 1
13:41Leeds 0
13:44many congratulations
13:45Callum
13:45what were the important factors
13:47for you in that
13:48FA Cup semi-final win
13:49probably the character
13:50was the most pleasing part
13:52I think
13:52those lads showed
13:53how much they want to win
13:55a football game
13:55and what they were willing to do
13:56to win a really important
13:57football game for the club
13:58how important was it
14:00to get that early goal
14:02did you feel
14:03it lifted the confidence
14:05yeah definitely
14:06of course
14:06I thought we deserved it
14:07the lads are confident
14:08there's some top players
14:09and they're some of the best players
14:10in my opinion
14:11some of the best players
14:11in the world
14:12for their position
14:12but when you're in a
14:14difficult period
14:15it just feels like
14:16luck's going against you
14:18it doesn't feel like
14:18it's going to click
14:19so maybe
14:19that gave them
14:20a bit more of a
14:21less stress
14:22and a bit more confidence
14:23to go and play their game
14:24it was sadly not
14:25our very best day
14:26and for that
14:27yeah
14:28disappointed with this
14:29but also for the players
14:30a good experience
14:31and it's also like
14:32once you're again there
14:33with such a big game
14:34then you have learned
14:35out of it
14:35and go a bit more
14:36with a bit more confidence
14:38and less nervousness
14:39into the game
14:40and I think this is
14:41more than what we take
14:42out of it
14:42we had nothing to lose
14:44today
14:44just a lot to win
14:45we saw the goalkeeper
14:46Robert Sanchez
14:47go down with an injury
14:48which we know
14:49is going to stop play
14:50did you feel that
14:50that stifled your momentum
14:53no comments
14:54from my side
14:55I've spoken about
14:55this topic already
14:57after a loss
14:58I want to show some class
14:59and for that
14:59no comments for us
15:00I don't know
15:01if you were genuinely
15:02injured or not
15:02I mean you can tell me
15:04but obviously
15:04we have seen it
15:06a tactic that's been
15:07used by goalkeepers
15:07a lot
15:08it wasn't a tactic
15:08I was hurt
15:09I've been hurt
15:10for the last four days
15:11but it's not too bad
15:13it was costing me
15:14a bit of pain
15:15but yeah
15:15it helped the team
15:16give me a little break
15:17so it's one of them
15:18and with the save
15:19at the start
15:20of the second half
15:21did you see that
15:22relatively late
15:23because it was really
15:24travelling
15:24so very late
15:25it was a bit of intuition
15:26because I didn't see it
15:27popping out on the left side
15:28so I was like
15:29has to go to the right side
15:30so I took my step
15:31and it was a good save
15:32to be honest
15:33I thought that
15:34after the save
15:35it was going in
15:35but it just hit the top
15:36of the team
15:36so I'm happy with that
15:38yeah
15:38does it feel surreal
15:39the fact that
15:40you're here
15:41you're looking after
15:42this big football club
15:43and now you're going to be
15:44leading them out
15:45in an FA Cup final as well
15:47you don't have time
15:48to take it in
15:49maybe at the end of the season
15:50it will sink in
15:51but right now
15:52it's just head down
15:52hard work
15:53and make sure
15:54we're performing
15:55as well as we can
15:56for the remaining
15:56five games now
15:57Danny Murphy
15:58has sped from the
15:59commentary box
16:00to join me
16:00pitch side
16:01Danny
16:01enjoy that
16:02I actually did
16:03I thought it was
16:04a good technical battle
16:05the change half time
16:06from Leeds
16:06worked for them
16:07I thought Chelsea
16:08were really good
16:08first half
16:09good reaction
16:10after the
16:12diabolical performance
16:12at Brighton
16:13they showed some
16:14resilience
16:14they showed some fight
16:15it's what their fans
16:16wanted
16:17and I thought
16:17at half time
16:18they were comfortable
16:18but that change
16:19tactically
16:20and the two subs
16:20second half for Leeds
16:22made it a real good
16:23game second half
16:24and you know
16:25the goalkeeper
16:26who will come on
16:26to I'm sure
16:27but he made a couple
16:28of great saves
16:28to get Chelsea
16:30over the line
16:30so a big win
16:31a big win
16:32getting them to a final
16:33after what's been
16:34a disastrous month
16:35or two
16:36there'll be a lot
16:37of happy smiles
16:37and faces now
16:38in that Chelsea
16:39dressing room
16:39after a torrid few weeks
16:41Enzo Fernandes
16:42man in the news
16:43over the past couple
16:43of days or so
16:44gets the header
16:45but Leeds United
16:46made it far too easy
16:47for him
16:48they did
16:49they made some mistakes
16:50in the first half
16:50they were
16:51they were
16:51causing their own
16:53problems
16:53maybe a bit of nerves
16:54you know
16:54big occasion
16:55understandable
16:56but you can't
16:57keep giving Chelsea
16:58chances
16:58Pedro Neto
16:59he got in on that
17:00right hand side
17:00and could he find
17:02a right cross
17:02yeah it was perfect
17:03on his weak foot
17:04and Fernandes
17:05to be fair
17:06player of his quality
17:07nice easy header
17:08for him
17:09just settled
17:09everybody down
17:10settled Chelsea
17:11players down
17:12settled the fans
17:13down
17:15and then deserved
17:16it with their
17:16first half performance
17:17you mentioned
17:18Robert Sanchez
17:19I mean some
17:19outstanding saves
17:20and also
17:22Dominic Calvert-Lewin
17:23that header
17:23he's got to do better
17:24Danny
17:25I think Dominic Calvert-Lewin
17:26will be really
17:27disappointed
17:27because he's so good
17:28in the air
17:29normally that type
17:30of thing
17:30he thrives on
17:32in terms of Sanchez
17:33I mean
17:34he's had a lot
17:35of criticism
17:37he can be proud
17:38of his performance
17:38today
17:39I thought the first
17:39save from Aronson
17:41he was big
17:42he kept himself
17:44upright a long time
17:45just instinct as well
17:46yeah he saved it
17:47with his foot
17:47I mean it wasn't
17:48the best finish
17:48but still a terrific
17:49save
17:50but the save of the
17:51day was the
17:52strong hand from
17:53Stack early
17:54I think it was his
17:55first touch in the
17:55second half
17:56he won't it
17:57a sweeter ball
17:58and to have the
17:59strength
18:00he needed a bit
18:01of looks
18:01it went up in the air
18:02and landed on the
18:02roof of the net
18:03but it's a brilliant
18:03save from him
18:04and maybe those
18:06fans will appreciate
18:06because I think
18:08he's a decent
18:09keeper in many
18:09aspects
18:10it's just with his
18:11feet sometimes
18:11he gets a bit
18:12flustered
18:12but he had a
18:13terrific day
18:14and the Chelsea
18:14players I'm sure
18:15will be thanking
18:16him in there today
18:16just going back
18:17to Calvert-Lewin
18:18if he heads out
18:18either side of
18:19Sanchez
18:19he's got to
18:20force Sanchez
18:20to make a save
18:21some Leeds
18:21United fans
18:22around by us
18:22with their head
18:23in their hands
18:23thinking he's
18:24got to score
18:25there
18:25is that what
18:26might cost him
18:26a place in the
18:27World Cup
18:28yeah the inconsistency
18:29yeah
18:29when he's on it
18:31he scores that
18:32doesn't he
18:32he can be a
18:33handful can't he
18:34he is a handful
18:34and he leads the
18:35line well
18:36and one of his
18:37strengths is his
18:37aerial ability
18:38and that's what
18:39he craves
18:40crosses
18:40he won't sleep
18:42tonight thinking
18:42about that
18:43for a man of
18:43his quality
18:44in the air
18:44that was a
18:45really really
18:45poor effort
18:46I want to ask
18:47you something
18:48Dan that's creeping
18:49into our game
18:50and that is
18:50goalkeepers going
18:51down
18:52players going down
18:53to get treatment
18:53because just at
18:55that moment
18:55where Robert
18:56Sanchez went
18:56down and got
18:56treatment
18:57something went
18:58on here
18:59pitch side
18:59with Ethan
18:59Ampadu
19:00and a few
19:00of the Chelsea
19:00players as well
19:01did that just
19:02break up that
19:02little bit of
19:03momentum for you
19:03I actually
19:04thought it did
19:04I thought Leeds
19:06were having
19:06their best spell
19:07in the game
19:07I thought it
19:08did stop that
19:09momentum and
19:10confidence that
19:11they were building
19:12I can't blame
19:13the Chelsea staff
19:14and the players
19:15for doing it
19:16because the law
19:17is there
19:18well there isn't
19:19a law there
19:19that stops it
19:20I don't like it
19:21I don't think
19:22does it need
19:23clamping down
19:23it does need
19:24clamping down
19:25something needs
19:25to be done
19:26because it was
19:27an obvious
19:28tactical stoppage
19:29so we could get
19:30information onto
19:31the players
19:31so don't blame
19:32the goalkeeper
19:33other teams
19:33have done it
19:34other teams
19:34will do it
19:35before now
19:35and the end
19:36of the season
19:36you need to
19:38either make
19:39the player go
19:40off but that's
19:40really unlikely
19:41to happen
19:42with a goalkeeper
19:42but one of the
19:43outfield players
19:43has to come off
19:45that's all you
19:45can do
19:46you can't
19:47not stop the
19:48game because
19:48it might be
19:49a genuine injury
19:50you can't
19:50so are you
19:52thinking law
19:52as opposed to
19:53stronger refereeing
19:54I don't know
19:55what a referee
19:56can do because
19:56if the player
19:57is saying
19:57I'm genuinely
19:58injured
19:58he can't risk
19:59him saying
20:00no you're not
20:01he can't be
20:01the judge and
20:02jury
20:02I think you
20:03just have to
20:04make one of
20:05the outfield
20:05players go off
20:06so even if you
20:06do have that
20:07tactical stop
20:08maybe also you
20:09could say
20:09none of the
20:10players on the
20:10pitch are allowed
20:11to talk to the
20:11staff while the
20:12goalkeeper is getting
20:13treatment
20:13that might be an
20:14easier option
20:15I also can't
20:16believe I'm asking
20:17this question about
20:17hair pulling in the
20:18game as well
20:18because Manchester
20:19United fans online
20:20this evening
20:21I'm making the
20:22point that
20:22Sandro Martinez
20:23was sent off on
20:24that hair pull
20:24on Comet
20:25Calvalluin
20:26and then you've
20:27got the same
20:27thing happening
20:27today or was
20:28there more in the
20:29Martinez one than
20:29this one
20:30no I think they
20:31were both
20:34accidental I don't
20:35think there was
20:35any malice or
20:36violent conduct in
20:37either it's not
20:39something I've
20:40experienced myself
20:41very often I
20:43thought today was
20:44a great show of
20:45common sense by the
20:46officials I was
20:47fortunate enough to
20:47have the bar in my
20:48ear they got to the
20:50conclusion really
20:51quickly
20:52what did they say
20:53they said he had an
20:54open palm on the
20:55back of his head
20:55and as he pulled it
20:56away thinks he's
20:57caught his hair
20:57no bad intent
20:59whatever exactly
21:00those words but
21:01more or less and I
21:02think Martinez was
21:03the same I think
21:04he's just understanding
21:05the game I thought
21:07today they showed
21:09they met they got
21:10the right decision
21:10they did it quickly
21:11and showed common
21:12sense just
21:13unfortunately the
21:14United situation for
21:15some reason they
21:16didn't see that I
21:17thought it was a
21:17mistake and they
21:18both should have had
21:19the same conclusion
21:20as what happened
21:20today in terms of
21:21Chelsea they showed
21:23fight determination
21:25they won the second
21:27balls where was that
21:28fight last week
21:29and what's the
21:29difference was it
21:31down to the fact
21:31that the players
21:32simply did not want
21:33to play for Liam
21:34Rossini I hate to be
21:35blunt but I've got to
21:36ask that question I
21:37think sometimes it
21:37takes a run of form
21:38where it's really
21:39really bad and the
21:40criticism gets really
21:42high you know gets
21:44bigger by the week
21:45for players to come
21:46together maybe have a
21:47chat and go come on
21:48we've got to do
21:48something I don't
21:49think you necessarily
21:50wouldn't have got that
21:51reaction if Rossini was
21:53in charge today I
21:54don't think it's all on
21:55the manager because
21:55players have to take
21:56responsibility but these
21:58are top players you
21:58know that the winning
21:59second balls and
22:00closing people down and
22:01winning tackles and
22:02stuff that that's a
22:04prerequisite of being a
22:04football that's football
22:05shouldn't be thankful
22:06for it yeah where's it
22:07been why maybe not
22:09enough leaders in the
22:10group maybe too many
22:11sulkers young players up
22:13and down the managers
22:15obviously struggled
22:16with getting his message
22:17across maybe they
22:18didn't like the tactics
22:19one thing when as a
22:20player sometimes a group
22:21of players if you go on
22:22a pitch and you're not
22:23sure exactly what you're
22:24doing and the tactics
22:25don't feel right it can
22:27look like you're not
22:27trying you're just not
22:29sure on what you're
22:30doing I think to be
22:33blunt some of those
22:34players probably have
22:36had words with each
22:37other this week had a
22:38look in the mirror and
22:39thought we've got to do
22:39better and you saw that
22:40I thought Pedro Neto was
22:41a great example of that
22:42because his defensive
22:43work today for someone
22:44we you know normally
22:46fits just see his
22:47forward play and think
22:48about him as a creative
22:49force his defensive play
22:50today was really good
22:51okay Danny for the
22:52moment thank you very
22:53much indeed so Chelsea
22:53will play Manchester City
22:54in the final let's
22:56show you the best of
22:56yesterday's first
22:57semi-final Manchester
22:58City against Southampton
23:03Mateo Kovacic finds
23:05Omar Marmouche's
23:06first touch is great
23:07and it's put around
23:08the post with his foot
23:09by Daniel Peretz
23:11it's a good save that
23:12tries to do him at the
23:13near pause
23:19Tom Fellow sticking close
23:21to Jeremy Doku that's
23:24curling wall it was not
23:26far away Reinder's got a
23:28bit of bend on this
23:29you can tell from the
23:31keeper's movement that
23:31he's worried it's now
23:36attack against defence
23:37Savino Ryan Cherky
23:39turning Sienza Savino
23:42bending pushed away well
23:44by Peretz Jeremy Doku
23:48oh well done by Yanda
23:52and it's Larry and he's
23:54onside follows but well
23:57done James Trafford
23:59good save by Peretz here
24:01and was a good save
24:08Shea Charles was
24:09dispossessed
24:10Nico Gonzalez
24:12got it into Cherky
24:13here's the chance
24:14good save by Peretz
24:16Gonzalez again
24:17great block by Charles
24:19and wide of the post
24:23from Rinders
24:26again what brilliant
24:27defending
24:28and good goalkeeping
24:29from Peretz there
24:30that straight at him
24:31but he still has to
24:31keep that out
24:32I know they're
24:33appealing for handball
24:34but his arms tucked
24:35behind him so no way
24:36is that going to be
24:37overturned at all
24:38and then Rinders
24:39forces the shot wide
24:45well won by
24:46Kasper Yanda
24:4812 minutes to play
24:50just imagine if they
24:51nick a goal
24:51Sienza moves it
24:53inside
24:53Matsuki
24:54and curling
24:55oh what a strike
24:59Finn
25:00Azaz
25:01may just have scored
25:03the goal of his life
25:04for Southampton
25:08brilliant tackle
25:09on the halfway line
25:10and now all of a sudden
25:11they go down the left
25:14and they work it
25:15so so well
25:16and you're thinking
25:17can he have a shot
25:18from there
25:18the way he turns
25:20no other thought
25:22than head down
25:23curling into the corner
25:24he doesn't even have a look
25:25he knows exactly where he is
25:27the keeper's got no chance
25:29it's a brilliant finish
25:37here's Doku
25:40Doku deflection
25:49and they've had no such look
25:55up until now
25:56just when they needed it most
25:58the little deflection
26:02it's cruel on James Green
26:07Shea Charles
26:08and he's found Kyle Lahren
26:11Lahren
26:13and chipped over by Trafford
26:16Matsuki's effort
26:18taking no chances
26:19James Trafford
26:20goodness me
26:21this game
26:21in the last 10 or 15 minutes
26:23has been incredible
26:27oh
26:28what a strike
26:33Nico Gonzalez
26:37unstoppable
26:38Manchester City
26:40fell behind
26:41with 12 minutes to go
26:43with 3 minutes to go
26:45there in front
26:45a magnificent strike
26:48from Nico Gonzalez
26:50well this Manchester City
26:52and the Manchester City
26:53manager were under
26:54huge pressure
26:55when that finish
26:56as goals in
26:57but what a reaction
26:58from Manchester City
27:02on the cusp of
27:03stoppage time
27:04taken out of
27:05Trafford's gloves
27:06but it was a good
27:07defensive header
27:08and Peretz
27:09as Carmine
27:10hasn't got there
27:12and Wembley
27:13beckons here
27:14in the FA Cup final
27:15for Manchester City
27:17as Doku
27:18finds Savino
27:19and it's off the line
27:20by Matsuki
27:22goodness me
27:23this game's got
27:24over the last 20 minutes
27:25it's chaos
27:29I think we are very close
27:30in the first half
27:31then on a transition
27:32we are very close
27:33in the second half
27:34right at the very start
27:36then went up
27:37I think at 81-82
27:38and yeah
27:39then it is what it is
27:40in the end
27:41then it is for us
27:42to bring those games
27:43over the line
27:43we didn't manage
27:44to do so today
27:44so it was
27:45a slight bit missing
27:46but I think overall
27:47good performance
27:47this club
27:48never
27:49never
27:49ever
27:50in this country
27:51and since
27:53I don't know
27:55UK was born
27:56so no team
27:58has made
27:58four finals
27:59in a row
27:59so imagine now
28:01a start next season
28:02and one team
28:02will be four finals
28:03in a row
28:04so it's
28:05extraordinary
28:06loads of European football
28:07coming up this week
28:08on the BBC
28:09there are highlights
28:09of the Women's Champions League
28:11on BBC3 tomorrow night
28:12in the Men's Champions League
28:13on Wednesday night
28:14you can listen to the first leg
28:15of Arsenal's semi-final
28:16away at Atletico Madrid
28:17on 5 Live
28:18and BBC Sounds
28:19also on Wednesday night
28:20highlights of that game
28:21and Tuesday's semi-final
28:23between Paris Saint-Germain
28:24and Bayern Munich
28:25on BBC1
28:26and on Thursday night
28:27live commentary
28:28of the big one
28:29Europa League semi-final
28:30we're doing
28:30Nottingham Forest
28:31and Aston Villa
28:32on 5 Live
28:32and BBC Sounds
28:34Danny great to see you
28:35thank you very much
28:36see you for the final
28:37it'll be Chelsea
28:38Manchester City
28:38live on the BBC
28:39we'll see you then
28:40goodnight
28:43Fernandes
28:44Chelsea's captain
28:46heads them in front
28:49Chelsea
28:49have got themselves through
28:52deflection
28:53in
28:55all square of Lendley
28:59Nico Gonzalez
29:04it'll be all blue
29:06at Wembley
29:06Manchester City
29:07against Chelsea
29:08we'll see you then
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