UEL: Roma Edge Midtjylland 2-1 in Europa League

Roma vs Midtjylland 2-1 Europa League result

Midtjylland's perfect Europa League record ends. Roma beat Midtjylland 2-1 in UEFA Europa League. El Aynaoui and El Shaarawy score in Roma's win.

Roma continued to press, with Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy testing Midtjylland's goalkeeper Olafsson...

Roma came out strong against Midtjylland, ending the Danes' perfect Europa League record with a 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico. This was the first time Roma and Midtjylland faced each other.

The Serie A leaders were under pressure to turn their UEL campaign around, having won two and lost two games. They managed to overcome Midtjylland, with Neil El Aynaoui scoring in the seventh minute and Stephan El Shaarawy adding another late goal.

However, the Giallorossi wasted no time in imposing themselves on the contest, and with seven minutes on the clock, they were ahead through Neil El Aynaoui, who delicately guided a volley from Zeki Celik’s cross beyond Elias Rafn Olafsson for his first goal for the club.

From there, Roma remained in control for the remainder of the half, coming close to doubling their advantage when Lorenzo Pellegrini’s deflected strike fizzed narrowly wide.

No side had fired more shots on target in the opening four rounds than Midtjylland (26), but as the second period got underway, the Danish side were yet to trouble Mile Svilar.

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As such, their status as the only team yet to drop a single UEL point was in real danger, with the hosts continuing to push for a second goal as Matias Soule bent an effort narrowly off-target.

Roma continued to press, with Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy testing Midtjylland's goalkeeper Olafsson. Roma's goalkeeper Svilar made some good saves to keep Midtjylland at bay, but the Danish side had a chance to score when Junior Brumado's header hit the crossbar.

With time running out, Roma seemingly put the game to bed with an incisive counter-attack that was capped off with a neat side-foot finish from El Shaarawy.

However, there was still time for Paulinho to sweep home a close-range shot four minutes later, casting doubt over the result in the final passages.

Ultimately, Roma did enough to see out all three points, sealing a third successive competitive victory for the first time this season. 

Midtjylland's impressive European winning streak has come to an end, but they still lead the UEFA Europa League table. Roma, who occupied a playoff spot, are now three points behind Midtjylland with three games left to play