“Our goal from a long time ago was to try to get to the playoffs and when you look at some of the situations we’ve had this season, we have to look at this as the first success on the journey.” Stacey told BBC Radio Norfolk.
“We’ve had a really good run from where we’ve come to get to this position, so we have to remember the performance at home and take that with us.”
Leeds, who were relegated from the top flight last season after 12 months at Norwich, came from behind twice at Carrow Road to win 3-2 in October, and then Patrick Bamford in the return leg in January. Won by a single goal.
Stacey said: “They’re definitely one of the best teams we’ve played but if you look at the two games against them there wasn’t much.
“Leeds have been going for automatic promotion for a long time so in terms of the balance of pressure, it’s mostly on their side – and we can relish that.
“Hopefully, with the experience we have (in the squad), we’ll be able to adapt to the environment and the opportunity and use it to push forward.”
The winner of the semi-final will play either Southampton or West Brom in the final on May 26.
And Stacey hopes to put past play-off disappointments behind him and help Norwich secure a third promotion to the Premier League in 10 seasons.
He was in the Exeter team that lost 2–1 to Blackpool in the 2017 League Two final and played for Bournemouth when they qualified for the 2021 Championship play-off 3–2 on aggregate after winning the first league. Lost to Brentford.
He added: “There are probably a lot of stories like that in the squad. As a personal thing, I need to change that record.”
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