Strachan proud in defeat as Saints pay for misses

Steaua Bucharest 1 Southampton 0 (Steaua win 2-1 on aggregate)

The Saints’ return to European action after a 19-year exile ended at the first hurdle last evening in the hostile Ghencea Stadium in the Romanian capital.

Strachan watched helplessly from the bench as his side wasted chance after chance before conceding a late Claudiu Raducanu goal to lose 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.