Bradford became the first fourth-tier club to reach the League Cup final in 51 years after it stunned Premier League strugglers Aston Villa with a 4-3 victory Tuesday.
Villa was unable to bounce back from a 3-1 deficit from the first leg of the Capital One Cup encounter even though leading scorer Christian Benteke put it in front before halftime.
Bradford's mixture of youngsters and grizzled old professionals celebrated wildly on the pitch while the joy of their 6,000 travelling fans was unrestrained.
"It is dreamland," said their manager Phil Parkinson. "The lads were absolutely fantastic and what it means for the club and the city is absolutely tremendous.
"We knew we could hurt them on set plays. We looked at the stats, at how many they have conceded and we worked hard on it.
"It's a moment to saviour, it was an extraordinary feeling when the whistle went."
The victory comes as a delight to the delight of Phil Parkinson and his players who had overcome Arsenal in the previous round. They will take on either Swansea or Chelsea at Wembley at the end of February 24.
A victory against either club would earn them a place in Europe for the first time since they appeared in the Intertoto Cup in 2000.
"If we get into Europe I'll have to start learning some languages!" Bradford chairman Mark Lawn said.
"I don't care who we get in the final, they will probably both batter us. Chelsea will have to declare at halftime if we play them!"
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