FC Midtjylland continues its promising results in Europe's second-best club tournament. On Thursday evening, the Danish champions won 1-0 against Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise after a strange game. Thanks to a strong Elias Olafsson in goal, Ousmane Diao's goal in the 18th minute was enough to secure the three points. FC Midtjylland put heavy pressure on from the start, and it was well-deserved that they scored a goal. After a short combination on Midtjylland's fourth corner kick, Aral Simsir made a sharp pass into the field, and here the central defender Diao came first to the ball and scored safely from close range. Midtjylland had a habit of falling behind in this season, but often came back with a strong response. On Thursday, it was the opposite. After the goal, the home team seemed to voluntarily move far back instead of maintaining the pressure on the previously tame guests. Coach Thomas Thomasberg was satisfied with the win and told TV 2 Sport that it's a good start in relation to the fact that they need to move on. Mads Bech Sørensen told Disney+ that people have been after them because they usually fall behind, but today they came forward and kept the goal clean. Saint-Gilloise took the invitation to be let into the game, but FC Midtjylland held the lead until halftime. In the second half, the Belgians could smell an equalizer, but Elias Olafsson saved Midtjylland with great saves. Oliver Sørensen was back in the starting lineup for the first time in over a month, but only had air for a little over an hour. Thomas Thomasberg tried to change the game from the bench to avoid a logical equalizer. It succeeded in making the game more even, but Midtjylland balanced all the time on the edge of an unnecessary point loss.