Dave Jones is relishing the FA Cup semi-final against Barnsley

Cardiff boss Dave Jones says Barnsley manager Simon Davey will relish the chance to get one over the Bluebirds in their FA Cup semi-final Wembley clash.

That is because Davey is a native son of Cardiff's Welsh city rivals Swansea.

The Championship sides won through after seeing off Premiership clubs, Cardiff beating Middlesbrough 2-0 while the Tykes stunned Chelsea 1-0.

"It will be a tough game, but we have a chance and I'm sure Simon will be saying exactly the same," Jones said.

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"We'll all be confident. Barnsley will be because of who they've beaten in the last two rounds and we must be because of the way we played."

Davey's Swansea connections add a little extra spice to the semi-final that will take place on either 5 or 6 April at Wembley.

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"Cardiff are Swansea's biggest rivals and being a Swansea lad it'll always be nice to put Cardiff out," Davey said.

"I'm sure there'll be a lot of Swansea fans cheering me on!

"We've got to be confident after beating Liverpool and Chelsea. There's light at the end of the tunnel for both teams and we fancy our chances.

"We're 90 minutes away from an FA Cup final."

Jones was only too happy to pick up the challenge offered by his opposite number.

"He's got his wish because he was saying he's a Swansea boy and he'd like to play us," Jones said.

"It would have been nice in the final, but we'll have to do combat in the semi.

"We'll have watched each other many, many times and probably won't have had to watch each other from now until we play because everyone in our division knows each other inside out.

"We're just happy to be in the hat and I felt our performance against Middlesbrough warranted us being here and now we have to do it again.

Both sides will be fired up and it will be about who handles the day better Dave Jones

"The main thing for us was to play well, get into the next round, which we've done and now we've got to do it all over again.

"There'll be a full house. Both sides will be fired up and it will be about who handles the day better.

"These are great days for the club. To be in the semi-finals is an achievement.

"I read that it's the poorest semi-finals for many, many years, but you ask every team that's there - you go and ask them.

"We've all had to go and fight and scrap to get to this stage and it's certainly not a poor semi-final.

Bluebirds chairman Peter Ridsdale rescued Barnsley from financial meltdown during his time as their owner but said he will have no qualms ending their giant-killing cup run.

Ridsdale said: "I'm delighted to get the opportunity to renew the acquaintance with Barnsley, because they were in administration when I worked together with some of the guys who were there to buy them out of that.

"They are good colleagues and friends and it will be very interesting to see them.

"But I'm just hoping we're the ones who'll go through to the final and I can shake their hands afterwards."