How to watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos: Live stream Champions League qualifier online for FREE, team news
Rangers' Russell Martin era kicks off against opponents kitted out in green and white with a shamrock on their crest

The road to the Puskas Arena begins here. The 25/26 Champions League final is being staged in Budapest, but before we get too carried away there's the small matter of UCL qualifying. Tonight's game at Ibrox is Rangers' first competitive fixture under Russell Martin, and with Panathinaikos kitted out in green and white and wearing a shamrock on their crest, it feels like a dress rehearsal for a certain Old Firm rival.
You can watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.
The Rangers vs Panathinaikos live stream takes place today (Tuesday, July 22).
► Time: 2:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. PT / 7:45 p.m. BST / 4:45 a.m. AEST (Wed.)
• FREE STREAM — IRIB Varzesh (Iran)
• U.K. — Premier Sports (U.K.)
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The state of Scottish football means any campaign that sees Rangers fail to pick up silverware goes down in infamy, and that's precisely what transpired last season. This will be former Southampton manager Martin's first ever taste of European action, and it comes after a decidedly underwhelming preseason. Rangers only managed draws against Club Brugge and League One club Barnsley.
The Glasgow outfit last qualified for the Champions League in 22/23, and the less said about that campaign the better. Rangers lost all six group games, scoring two and conceding 22. In the past two years they've failed to get past Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven in qualifying.
70/71 finalists Panathinaikos have waited 14 years to get back to the big time, suffering numerous near-misses in the intervening period. Former Benfica coach Rui Vitoria's men should be sharp, having had an extremely busy month with narrow defeats to Nordsjælland and Braga and a draw with Schalke bookended by victories over Metalist Kharkiv and Westerlo.
Here's how to watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams from anywhere in the world, and potentially for free.
Rangers vs Panathinaikos team news
Rangers team: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga, Aarons, Rothwell, Raskin, Diomande, Dowell, Danilo, Curtis
Substitutes: Kelly, Cortes, Barron, Bajrami, Cameron, Jefte, Gassama, Igamane, Fernandez, Rice, Gentles
Panathinaikos team: Dragowski, Vagiannidis, Touba, Palmer-Brown, Kyriakopoulos, Chirivella, Bakasetas, Maksimovic, Djuricic, Ioannidis, Pellistri
Substitutes: Lafont, Kotsaris, Jedvaj, Siopis, Ingason, Tete, Cerin, Mancini, Swiderski, Kotsiris, Jeremejeff, Gregou
How to watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos for free
Soccer fans in Iran can watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams for FREE. The Champions League qualifier will be shown on the free-to-air IRIB Varzesh streaming service.
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Can you watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams in the U.S.?
Bad news, Americans — it doesn't look like any channels are airing Rangers vs Panathinaikos in the U.S..
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How to watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams in the U.K.
Rangers vs Panathinaikos is being shown on Premier Sports 1 in the U.K..
A subscription costs £15.99 per month, but if you're willing to commit to a whole year upfront you'll pay £99 — working out at £8.25 per month.
As well as the Champions League qualifiers, Premier Sports holds the rights to Conmebol World Cup qualifiers, NASCAR, the NHL, Top 14, United Rugby Championship, Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.
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Can you watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams in Canada?
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Can you watch Rangers vs Panathinaikos live streams in Australia and New Zealand?
Unfortunately, Rangers vs Panathinaikos hasn't found a broadcasting partner in Australia or New Zealand either.
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Kick-off is at 4:45 a.m. AEST / 6:45 a.m. NZST on Wednesday morning.
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