article_snippet.sent: In telly terms, the FA Cup has had quite - what the FA Cup like to call in the trade - a 'journey’ this season.
article_snippet.sent: This no doubt will have the purists, and perhaps even some fans of the four teams involved, spitting at the very mention.
article_snippet.sent: But with Wembley on board for both games, I doubt the BBC and BT Sport will have minded presenting the BBC and BT Sport coverage from HQ.
article_snippet.sent: Well, some twenty four hour or so later, Wembley was certainly delighted to host some.
article_snippet.sent: Wembley Stadium was a great setting for this weekend's two FA Cup semi-final clashes .
article_snippet.sent: Prior to that first clash on Saturday between Arsenal and Reading, there had also been disgruntled talk from inside Wembley Stadium.
article_snippet.sent: This time about the fact the match clashed with the big Premier league game between Chelsea and Manchester United.
article_snippet.sent: Yes, over on Sky Sports, you could have witnessed business as usual at Stamford Bridge.
article_snippet.sent: With a first half that Jamie Redknapp at one point described as ‘difficult to watch’.
article_snippet.sent: If you weren’t watching Chelsea's victory,
article_snippet.sent: what you could see instead was what turned out to be a genuine sporting event, a real footballing occasion.
article_snippet.sent: Well, their most certainly set aside the chance for some selfies and instead contributed wholly to a cracking game of football.
article_snippet.sent: A clash that was bursting out of the telly screen with atmosphere as the sun soaked some thrilling football and the crowd generated a groundswell of excitement.
article_snippet.sent: It’s a wonderful experience, winning an FA Cup, isn’t It Wrighty?
article_snippet.sent: Nevertheless it was compelling stuff, and helped seal that first semi final as something a bit special.
article_snippet.sent: - recreated each team’s cup runs in each team back gardens.
article_snippet.sent: We then saw the two young stars walking up Wembley way together, helping to remind We about the
article_snippet.sent: Yet another moment that made Wembley the ideal setting for an FA Cup semi-final TV audience to enjoy even more magic from this season
highlights_snippet.sent: Wembley hosted two FA Cup semi-finals over the weekend .
  