Manchester United will play in the Europa League final despite losing 3-2 to AS Roma in their semifinal second leg on Thursday night, but advancing 8-5 on aggregate.

The visitors arrived in Rome with a 6-2 aggregate lead from the first leg in Manchester, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still fielded a strong XI despite the lopsided nature of the tie.

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Edinson Cavani, who had missed an easy chance early in the match, made no mistake with his next opportunity just before half-time, smashing a shot past Antonio Mirante in the Roma goal to give United a lead at the break.

Roma took the lead with back-to-back goals before the hour mark when Edin Dzeko headed home from point-blank range to draw the match level and Bryan Cristante gave the hosts the lead with a nice shot from the top of the penalty area.

Cavani put United back on level terms soon after, but Roma refused to give up the fight and were back in the lead when Nicola Zalewski's shot from a tight angle found its way into the back of the net.

The result confirmed United's spot in the Europa League final in Poland on May 26, where they'll play Villarreal, who beat Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate in the other semifinal.