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Ten years after they teetered on the edge of oblivion, Michael Laudrup's Swansea City will stride into Europe after a 5-0 Capital One Cup final stroll against 10-man Bradford.
Bradford were led out by two mascots whose individual stories epitomised their favourite football team's scrap for existence.
But the joy in little nine-year old cancer survivor Jake Turton as well as 12-year-old Ryan Siddall, who is only alive after his father donated a kidney, was them actually being there to witness their team become the first fourth-tier side to play in a major Wembley final.
Bradford should not feel any sense of failure that their finest achievement since 1911 ended in disappointment.
After overcoming Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa to reach this day of days, they ran into a fourth Premier League opponent who, to put it brutally, were just too good.
The scene was set inside the first minute, which Bradford spent chasing the ball as Swansea zipped it around with relish, before finally winning a corner.
Laudrup's men could make nothing of that. However, it soon became obvious Bradford were caught in the trap of damage limitation against a team not anxious to cough up possession at any point.
Nathan Dyer scored twice, Michu found the net before the break and Jonathan de Guzman's double confirmed the biggest win in the history of the final as Swansea secured the first meaningful silverware in their entire existence.
Indeed, the only blemish on an otherwise perfect day for Michael Laudrup's team was the row between Dyer and De Guzman over who should take the spot-kick after the latter had been felled by Matt Duke, which resulted in the keeper's dismissal.
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