League Cup: Bradford in 'dreamland' after booking Wembley date

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Bradford City's players struggled to suppress their amazement after pulling off an astonishing 4-3 aggregate win over Premier League Aston Villa to reach the League Cup final.

Bradford, from English football's fourth division, had already eliminated Arsenal and Wigan Athletic earlier in the competition and they stood on the brink of the final after winning 3-1 in the first leg.

Villa made a storming start to the second leg of the semi-final and went ahead on the night when Christian Benteke met Joe Bennett's left-wing cross with a deft near-post volley in the 24th minute.

They were made to endure a nervy finish at Villa Park, however, with Andreas Weimann's 89th-minute goal taking Villa to within one goal of forcing extra time before the final whistle sounded to confirm Bradford's ticket to Wembley after James Hanson drew the Bantams level with a bullet header in the 55th minute.

"This is dreamland," said goalkeeper Matt Duke, whose razor-sharp reflexes played a pivotal part in Bradford's success over the two legs.

"Hopefully we will have a great following at Wembley and do the club proud. I am not convinced it will ever sink in.

"You dream of this as a kid, playing at Wembley, and like I say, I just want to do the club proud."