After dispatching HJK with one of their finest European performances, Motherwell are gearing up for one of their biggest nights at Fir Park in a generation.
German side Freiburg, who reached the final of last season's Europa League, are formidable opponents.
Aston Villa, who beat Freiburg in that final in Istanbul in May, spent a club-record fee of just over £50m to sign midfielder Johan Manzambi from the Bundesliga club last month.
Everton also paid £17m this summer to make Merlin Rohl's loan move permanent.
Meanwhile, Julian Schuster's side have boosted their own squad with summer arrivals totalling a combined cost of about £30m.
Their competitive season is yet to begin, but they warmed up for Thursday's first leg in Lanarkshire by beating Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday.
Freiburg have regularly finished in the top half of the Bundesliga since their promotion back to Germany's top flight in 2016-17. They ended seventh last term and fifth the campaign before.
Motherwell know they will need all the backing they can get if they hope to achieve a famous result, with another big home crowd set to roar on their side.
"We are so happy and proud to be here," Johansson said. "It will be another buzzing night at Fir Park.
"The players have realised how good they are and that's a very important feeling for self-confidence, motivation and so on.
"They also see this as a huge opportunity to get better."