Stephen Baxter's side, fresh from knocking out FC Levadia just a week ago, face reigning Superliga champions Skënderbeu in the Second Qualifying Round, First Leg this evening, kick-off 7pm BST.
Skënderbeu have claimed the Albanian title for the past five consecutive seasons and have prepared for tonight's game with a series of friendlies against Romanian sides Botoşani and Universitatea Craiova, LASK Linz from Austria, Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev and Spartak Trnava, Linfield's Slovakian Europa League opponents on Thursday night.