Motherwell could be in the mood to take their disappointment out on somebody and Falkirk are next in line.

Motherwell will want to drive the disappointment of Thursday night out of their collective minds when they face Falkirk on Sunday at Fir Park. The Bairns travel on the back of the 4-1 win over Hamilton last weekend that lifted them off the foot of the table. However, Manager John Hughes fears his side could suffer the back-lash Motherwell's exit from the UEFA Cup. After watching Motherwell fail in their bid to reach the UEFA Cup group stages against Nancy, Hughes has warned his players to be on their guard against the Steelmen.

He said: "I was so desperate for them to get through to the group stages of the UEFA Cup and for them to have done that would have been a remarkable achievement. But what they have done so far has been remarkable. The job Mark McGhee and Scott Leitch are doing over there is fantastic. They have some nice football players, playing the game in the right manner, and rightly so they finished third last year and deserved their European spot. It would have been a great experience for them, although they will have been disappointed that the French team didn't have to work for their goals. The game sort of fizzled out after the goals and I felt for them, even though they kept going. We might get the backlash of that because they will want to get themselves back on the road. So, we'll have to be very, very guarded. It's always a very difficult place to go but we should be going there confident and hopefully we can take something from the match."

Two away goals for the French side ended Motherwell's dreams of reaching the high-profile group stages of the UEFA Cup. However, Hughes is adamant Mark McGhee's men will not be wallowing in self-pity following the 3-0 aggregate defeat and be dangerous opponents. He added: "I don't think Motherwell will be feeling sorry for themselves because that is a great stage to go and play your football on. Albeit the defeat would have been disappointing for them, playing on that stage would have given them a lift. I was lucky enough to play with Celtic in Europe and you get a real buzz off playing in midweek in Europe. You can look back on the achievement of getting there, first and foremost, and I think that's what the Motherwell players will do."

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