Surprise Europa League defeats for Steaua and Southampton

FC Midtjylland v Southampton - UEFA Europa League Qualifying Play-Off Second Leg - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark - 27/8/15. Southampton's Graziano Pelle and Maya Yoshida. Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Matthew Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Former European champions Steaua Bucharest and English Premier League Southampton suffered shock defeats by Scandinavian teams in Europa League qualifiers on Thursday.

Steaua, who beat Barcelona 2-0 on penalties in the final of the 1986 European Cup, won the second leg 1-0 at Rosenborg Trondheim but the Norwegians went through 3-1 on aggregate.