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Premier Sports to air Rangers’ Champions League qualifier

July 18, 2025

Premier Sports will screen live coverage across the UK and Ireland of Rangers vs Panathinaikos on July 22nd. Russell Martin’s new look squad will welcome the Greek club to Ibrox for the first leg of the crucial UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round.

Match coverage of the tie will start at 7.15pm, with match kick-off at 7.45pm.

Premier Sports will kick off its coverage of the Scottish Premiership 2025-26 season with exclusive coverage of Rangers vs Dundee on August 9th. In total Premier Sports will screen up to 22 live matches from the Scottish Premiership plus live and exclusive games in the Scottish Cup, Premier Sports Cup and KDM Evolution Trophy.

Premier Sports will also screen live and exclusive coverage of Shelbourne v Qarabag FK on July 23rd. Shelbourne booked their place in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round after overcoming Linfield with a 2-1 aggregate win, drawing 1-1 on the night and progressing thanks to a first-leg victory. Match coverage of the home leg at Tolka Park in the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round will commence at 7.15pm, with Aisling O’Reilly presenting coverage of the game alongside Kenny Cunningham and Dave Rogers, with kick off at 7.45pm on Premier Sports 1.

Premier Sports is available in the UK on the Sky platform, channels 419 and 420, on Virgin as channels 551 and 552 and on Amazon Prime as an add on subscription. Customers can also watch on the Premier Sports Player, a streaming service supported by a wide range of devices and platforms, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, PC and Mac, FireTV and AndroidTV, Chromecast, with dedicated Smart TV apps for Samsung & LG devices coming soon.

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