Summary

  • Rodriguez's first goal since March 2014

  • Crisp low strike from ex-Saint Sparv

  • Winner joins Spurs & Liverpool in group stages

  • Second leg is next Thursday

  1. PENALTY TO SOUTHAMPTONpublished at 55 mins

    James Ward-Prowse takes the ball past Kian Hansen, who brings him down with a swinging kick on the edge of the box. Clumsy and arguably needless.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

  3. Dortmund pull levelpublished at 21:08

    And we have an equaliser. Dortmund may at one point have trailed 3-0 to Odd in Norway but the German side have shown great tenacity to pull themselves level - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with the leveller, his second of the night.

    Dortmund have hit the woodwork three times too.

  4. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Southampton looking better now and Graziano Pelle loses his marker to head Jay Rodriguez's cross but it's straight at keeper Johan Dahlin.

  5. DISALLOWED GOAL FOR SOUTHAMPTONpublished at 52 mins

    The corner comes in and Southampton defender Steven Caulker heads home. It's ruled out for a foul on Petter Andersson although the referee didn't make it very clear for a few seconds if he was awarding the goal or not.

  6. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Graziano PelleImage source, AP

    Sadio Mane picks out Graziano Pelle on the edge of the box, the Saints striker swivels and shoots and it's deflected wide by Tim Sparv. Corner.

  7. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Southampton start the half in an attacking mode but Midtjylland go up the other end and Saints just about clear a Kian Hansen throw-in with Erik Sviatchenko lining up a bicycle kick.

    I've seen Hansen compared to Rory Delap in the build-up to this match - not sure his throw-ins are quite as good.

  8. Postpublished at 21:02

    I said there are 190 fans supporting the Danes - I've seen plenty of Brentford fans in the away end. Apparently the Bees sold 55 tickets for this game.

    Brentford owner Matthew Benham is the majority shareholder for Midtjylland.

  9. KICK-OFFpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

    Southampton get the second half under way. Doesn't look like either side have made any changes.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

  11. Postpublished at 20:57

    Saints have tweeted that the attendance is 28,890, with 190 of those supporting the Danes.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

  13. Story of the first halfpublished at 20:50

    The goal was only Midtjylland's second shot on target.

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  14. Sparv goal stuns St Mary'spublished at 20:48

    Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at St Mary's

    Shockwaves around St Mary's right on the stroke of half-time as FC Midtjylland take the lead through Southampton academy graduate Tim Sparv.

    For all Southampton's energy throughout that first 45 minutes there was a definite absence of an end product and now the Danes have punished them.

    You can't say they haven't deserved it for their efforts and now they have a precious away goal to show for it.

  15. Postpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

    Time to take the Europa League seriously?

  16. Postpublished at 20:47

    Is that the first instance of a player refusing to celebrate against an old club he never actually played a game for?

  17. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:46 British Summer Time 20 August 2015

    Southampton playersImage source, AP

    That's the last action of the half. A hammer blow for Southampton.

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    GOAL - Southampton 0-1 Midtjylland - Tim Sparvpublished at 45 mins

    Tim SparvImage source, AP
    Midtjylland teammatesImage source, AP

    Tim Sparv scores a cracker against his old club from 25 yards but doesn't celebrate because he spent three years with the Saints academy as a kid, despite never making a first-team appearance.

    Saints captain Jose Fonte headed a cross straight to the Finn, who made him pay. The defender won't be happy with his contribution there.

  19. Postpublished at 44 mins

    James Ward-Prowse plays a short corner to Sadio Mane, who plays the ball back to the midfielder. His cross is headed clear to Oriol Romeu, who has a good effort from 20 yards but it's saved by Pione Sisto.

    It's been a while since Midtjylland have done anything going forward.

  20. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Sadio ManeImage source, Getty Images

    Sadio Mane plays a one-two with a team-mate and tries to curl the ball in from 20 yards out but he forgets the curl and it's down the middle at keeper Johan Dahlin.

    Southampton won't want half-time to come - they're doing all the attacking now.