Lukaku stays hot in Europa League to earn Roma draw at Feyenoord

Romelu Lukaku shouldered in the equaliser to earn Roma a 1-1 draw away to Feyenoord in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday

Igor Paixao headed hosts Feyenoord in front in added time at the end of the first half. But in the 67th minute, Lukaku met a cross with his shoulder to send the ball looping into the net. "The defender was trying to hold me off but I knew I was much stronger than him so I got to the ball," Lukaku told UEFA.com.

"When the chance comes, you have to score and that's what we did." It was his 21st goal in his last 18 Europa League appearances. "Both teams created a lot of chances and had a lot of shots," said Feyenoord coach Arne Slot. "Sometimes we were better, sometimes they were."