Nigeria Under 23 international Paul Onuachu was full of happiness after FC Midtjylland qualified for the group phase of the Europa League following their 2 - 1 win on aggregate over Southampton.

Morten Rasmussen was on target in the 28th minute and the scoreboard did not change until Liran Liany blew the final whistle.

Coach of the Danish champions, Jess Thorup, included both Rilwan Hassan and Onuachu in his 18 - man squad but only the former got match time after he came off the bench in the 68th minute.

Reacting to the victory through his social media account, Onuachu said : “Yes, yes we did it. Good win against Southampton, Europa League here we come. Good job lads.”

FC Midtjylland will discover their opponents in the group stage when the draw is held in Monaco on Friday.