It was a determined display on the pitch from the Blues under the famous arch, and Enzo Fernandez’s first-half header was the difference between the sides. Rob also helped keep Leeds at bay with a couple of vital saves - one with his right boot and the other with his right glove.

And after securing a place at the showpiece event on May 16, where we’ll meet Manchester City for the first time in an FA Cup final, Sanchez believes this result and performance can be a platform for the Blues to build upon with five huge games remaining in the season.

‘Today was massive,’ the goalkeeper said. ‘After a tough season with a lot of changes, if we can go into the summer with a trophy, it will be amazing. We need to keep going for the next few weeks, and it will give us a positive boost.

‘I think we’ve had a couple of tough weeks, but the boys have reacted incredibly in training. Obviously, you can see it on the pitch, the reaction from the boys, how everyone was running for the ball, fighting for each other.

‘We got the win and the way we were thinking before the game is that it’s a chance to get to another final, and we wanted to do that.’

As our shot-stopper, the 28-year-old inevitably pointed to the importance of our clean sheet. But he also highlighted the work of our defenders in making his job easier.

‘A clean sheet and a win – it’s massive,’ he continued. ‘There were a couple of good saves, but it doesn’t come from just me. There were a couple of blocks from our defenders; they kept heading the ball away and fighting for each other, as I said. We scored the early goal, and we defended well.

‘I remember from the start of the season we kept nine or ten clean sheets in 15 games, so I think it’s good to get back into a positive mood with another clean sheet. Now we have five games to go, and we’ll do our best.’

After a disappointing defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League midweek, Sanchez was pleased to be able to give the supporters a moment to remember too.

‘We reacted very well,’ he said. ‘We know that now it’s on us to perform well, to try to get to a final and win a final. If we perform like today, we know it’s possible to do all that. The supporters were brilliant today.’