Motherwell are through to the UEFA Conference League playoff round after seeing off HJK Helsinki across two legs, booking a date with SC Freiburg.
Ibrahim Said proved the difference maker in the decisive second leg at Fir Park on August 13, 2026, scoring twice to send the Lanarkshire club into the next stage.
How Motherwell got here
The first leg on August 6 in Helsinki ended 1-1. Teemu Pukki opened the scoring for the hosts. Motherwell responded through Tawanda Maswanhise, who converted from the penalty spot to ensure the Scottish side brought a level aggregate back to Fir Park.
Said hadn’t featured prominently in match reports from the first leg, making his decisive impact in the return fixture all the more dramatic.
