Swansea City is set to defend their Capital One Cup today at 2:45 p.m. in St. Andrew's Stadium, England today against Birmingham City, in a match that can be live streamed free here.
Swansea City won a cup for the first time in over a century last season when they topped Bradford by a score of 5-0, and also gained a spot in the Europa League. Boss Michael Laudrup is excited to begin defending their Capital One crown.
"It's the first game of our cup defense and I think we all still remember last season, so for us it is something special," Laudrup said. "Everybody still remembers the feeling of standing there with the trophy after winning against Bradford, and maybe as much the two semi-final legs against Chelsea or the win at Liverpool."
"We know the cup competitions are possibilities for smaller clubs to have success, you only need a few wins and you are in the semi-final," Laudrup said, indicating he is not dismissing the challenge presented by Birmingham City.
"They are a strong Championship side and I think they will think as we do in this competition," he said. "They reached the final and won this competition, they know it is possible and they will want to beat us to go there again. They know how nice it is to play at Wembley in front of 80,000 people and lift the trophy."
Laudrup has addressed rumors about striker Leroy Lita, who is rumored to be headed to a Championship side.
"Leroy had some offers which is normal because in the Championship he has shown he has quality, he can score goals there because he has done it before and could do it again," Laudrup said.
"I think he is right now waiting for the right thing because he has had offers from different Championship clubs already. I don't know whether it will happen because it depends on what he wants but I am hoping so because the player needs to play."
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