ifying ▁round , ▁they ▁were ▁drawn ▁against ▁FC ▁Flora ▁from ▁Est onia . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁at ▁A ▁Le ▁Co q ▁Arena ▁in ▁T all inn , ▁Ch ip ol ina ▁scored ▁an ▁away ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁loss . ▁E ight ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁leg , ▁a ▁Ch ip ol ina ▁penalty ▁and ▁another ▁goal ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Cal der ón ▁gave ▁the ▁team ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁aggregate ▁win . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁round , ▁Lincoln ▁faced ▁C elt ic , ▁champions ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁European ▁champions . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁home ▁leg ▁ 1 – 0 ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July , ▁Cas ci aro ▁scoring ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁after ▁ 4 8 ▁minutes , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 3 – 0 ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Park ▁eight ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Europa ▁F . C . ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁Gib ral tar ▁Premier ▁Division ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁other ▁than ▁Lincoln ▁Red ▁Im ps ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Champions ▁League , ▁and ▁were ▁drawn ▁with ▁Wel sh ▁champions ▁The ▁New ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁ 2 – 1 ▁away ▁but ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁extra ▁time ▁loss ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9