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Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez latches onto a long hoof up the pitch, holds off his marker and fires just wide - the Saints' first chance. He hasn't scored since March 2014 when he suffered an awful knee injury.
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
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Postpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 20 August 2015
Sounds a big harsh to me Harry.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 5 mins
Midtjylland's Jesper Lauridsen is the first player booked for a high tackle on James Ward-Prowse. He was going for the ball but it was a bit dangerous.
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Midtjylland break and Petter Andersson is about to shoot from an angle but Jose Fonte comes across to slide it out for a throw-in.
Kian Hansen takes the throw which causes problems in the area but Maarten Stekelenburg is happy to see it land in his hands.
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Not much action to report so far. Neither side has had a long spell of possession.
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 20 August 2015
We are under way at St Mary's.
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Handshakes going on now, well high-five slappy things. Almost ready to go at St Mary's.
Europa League is 'good' for Saintspublished at 19:56
Quote MessageMaybe for the big clubs they like to play Champions League and they don’t like the Europa League, but for us, for everybody, for the players, for the fans, it’s a new situation and it’s a good feeling.
Ronald Koeman, Southampton manager
An Odd scorelinepublished at 19:55
Um, look away now Dortmund fans. It's 3-0 to Odd.
Thorup hopes to benefit from Premier League popularitypublished at 19:54
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageWe know a bit more about them because in Denmark everybody follows the Premier League, so hopefully that will give us a good result.
Jess Thorup, FC Midtjylland coach
Ward-Prowse ready for the unknownpublished at 19:53
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageWe don’t know a lot about them but we’re going to make sure we’re focused. We’re professional and we’ll do our jobs right.
James Ward-Prowse, Southampton midfielder
Dortmund missing Klopp?published at 19:50
Borussia Dortmund are losing to Norway's Odd within 13 seconds.
Ten British teams already outpublished at 19:46
Image source, #bbcfootballSisto is the man to watchpublished at 19:44
Adam Williams
BBC Sport at St Mary'sSince Matthew Benham invested £6.2m in FC Midtjylland last July, the club from the Jutland peninsula of Denmark have won their first Superliga title and currently sit top of the division this season after four wins from their first five games.
One their most notable academy exports is West Ham defender Winston Reid.
Another name to look out for this evening is Sudanese-born midfielder Pione Sisto. The Denmark international is currently attracting interest from a number of clubs around Europe.
Moneyball Midtjyllandpublished at 19:43
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Midtjylland's MCH Arena
FC Midtjylland, whose majority shareholder is Brentford owner Matthew Benham, have a sort-of moneyball approach to football.
Since coming in last summer, he has brought in "specialist kicking coaches, in-game statistics for half-time team talks and the use of analytics for set pieces," according to a great feature in the Guardian over the summer., external
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 20 August 2015
I've just scoured through the Uefa rules and it looks like he will be able to play as qualifiers don't make you ineligible.
Image source, Uefaget involved Get Involvedpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 20 August 2015
Join the debate on Facebook
Should Prem teams take Europa League seriously?
Mark Critchley: Yes, as it's a serious competition. There's a trophy at stake, something to add to the cabinet & they could play in Europe the following season (and even in the Champions League if they win it). It's always frustrating when you realise that teams do not take the competition that seriously. They should be thankful to have a place in the tournament.
Adam Sweeney: If their squads big enough yes. Shame most clubs care more about the premiership money than European success.
Andrew Bucknall: Why not? If they try all season to qualify for Europe and then complain or play weakened teams, they should give up their place and let someone else take it!! Same as domestic cup competitions! If they are seen as a hindrance, opt out like some big club once did with the FA Cup! Manchester City were mocked for trying to win all four competitions we were in! Why?
Let us know what you think using the BBC Sport MOTD Facebook page., external
No easy games in Europe?published at 19:35
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageI don’t know much about them but they are a good side because to be in Europe you have to be a good team.
Victor Wanyama, Southampton midfielder
I'm guessing Victor didn't watch San Marino side Juvenes/Dogana lose 11-0 on aggregate to Brondby in the first qualifying round. Or Lithuanians Kruoja losing 9-0 to Jagielloni over two legs?
The downside to European footballpublished at 19:31
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThe problem sometimes with playing in Europe is you don’t really have good long sessions to train what you need to improve. Last season, every Friday we did unit training, but now the Friday is the day to recover. Then we have to learn about it by showing clips and meetings and not on the pitch. That’s the difference and maybe one of the reasons that we need time.
Ronald Koeman, Southampton manager
Mane staying?published at 19:30
Sadio Mane told a young Southampton fan on his way into the ground that he will stay with the Saints.