Cardiff City’s Anwar El Ghazi has revealed he prayed for a trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fifth round. After progressing against Stoke, Cardiff now face Villa, with three former players returning to Villa Park for the highly anticipated tie, which means a lot for both clubs, and their seasons.
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00:00Cardiff City winger Anwar El Ghazi admitted he was praying for a trip to Aston Villa in
00:07the FA Cup fifth round.
00:09After Cardiff's dramatic 3-3 draw and a penalty win over Stoke City, they will now face Villa
00:14with El Ghazi, Callum Chambers and Callum Robinson all returning to Villa Park.
00:20Villa fresh off a 2-1 victory over Tottenham are now aiming for a Wembley semi-final.
00:26Cardiff however are in the fifth round for the first time in 11 years, with the tie set
00:30for the weekend of 1st March.
00:33El Ghazi took to social media following the draw, expressing his excitement.
00:37Can't wait to walk out at Villa Park with Cardiff and play in front of the Halt End
00:42once again.
00:43Chambers, who left Villa last summer, and Robinson, a former Villa youth player, will
00:47also return to their old club.
00:50Cardiff's most famous FA Cup victory came in 1927 when they lifted the trophy.
00:55The Bluebirds will be eager to add to their historic cup run.