FC Midtjylland<span class=\"st\">&rsquo;s</span> Rilwan Hassan has stated that the Danish champions will not sit back and protect their 1 - 1 first leg advantage when they face off against Southampton in the Europa League play - offs on Thursday .<br /><br />The winger as well as Nigeria Under 23 international Paul Onuachu have both been named in the 18 - man squad .<br /><br /><span class=\"st\">&ldquo;We already know this will be a tough game, we are playing against one of the best teams in the English Premier League that did well last season, </span><span class=\"st\"> </span><span class=\"st\">&rdquo;said Rilwan Hassan to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br /></span><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">&ldquo;Through our hard work we got a draw in the first leg and we now have 90 minutes to get to the group stage.</span></span><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">&rdquo;<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">He added : &ldquo;What we have to do to qualify is to work hard and secure a win. We are not going to defend even though 0 - 0 would be a good result for us.<br /><br /></span></span><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">&ldquo;We want to come out and play our normal game and get a result.</span></span></span></span><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">&rdquo;<br /><br />The 24 - year - old has made 8 appearances in the Europa League, scoring once.<br /></span></span></span></span></span>