What happened. Motherwell led through Regan Charles-Cook's early strike, but Matthias Ginter's double and a late Keisuke Goto header gave Freiburg a 3-1 win in the first leg.

Martin Moorman was sent off for Motherwell in the 60th minute.
Ginter's second goal came from the penalty spot.
Freiburg lead 3-1 ahead of the return leg next Thursday.

“I’m very proud of them for the way they played. The mentality they showed throughout the game.”
— Alfred Johansson

Motherwell face an uphill task in the second leg at Freiburg's Europa-Park Stadion.

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