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Everton fullback Baines excited facing Liverpool in Cup semi

Everton fullback Leighton Baines is delighted to have won through to an FA Cup semifinal with Liverpool.

The Blues defender spoke to evertontv after the quarter-final success at Sunderland and described the last-four clash at Wembley as 'massive'.

"It's massive for the city and being a local lad, I know what it means to everyone," he said. "I've got family and friends that are Red and Blue, so it'll be an exciting week building up to the game.

"It's a fantastic occasion. The fact that it's against Liverpool makes it all the more special, but to get to a semi-final for us is great.

"It was a great incentive going into the match. Now we can start to look forward to it - obviously we've got other games coming up before that, so we'll focus on them as well."

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