Athletic Bilbao host Rangers on Thursday in their quarter-final second leg of the 2024-25 Europa League, and we have all the details about live streams and broadcasts globally.
Liam Kelly saved Alex Berenguer's penalty in a dramatic finale that saw Rangers hang on with ten men for the majority of the contest after Robin Propper was sent off after just 13 minutes at Ibrox. The tie is nicely poised at 0-0.
Read on for all the details on how to watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers live streams wherever you are in the world.
Key information
• Date: Thursday, April 17 2025
• Kick-off time: 8pm BST / 3pm ET
• Venue: San Mames Stadium, Bilbao
• TV & streaming: TNT Sports, Discovery+ (UK) | Paramount+ (US)
• Free stream: Sporza (Belgium)
• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free
Can I watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers for free?
You can watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers for free in Belgium on Thursday night.
Flemish-language public broadcaster VRT has the rights, with the game going out on the VRT Canvas TV channel and its Sporza website.
Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're Belgium-based but away from home, you can use a VPN to get your usual coverage – more on that below.
How to watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers from anywhere
What if you're away from home for Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers, and your usual streaming service is geo-restricted? Well, there is a neat solution. A VPN - or Virtual Private Network - is a piece of software that sets your IP address to make your device appear to be in any country in the world.
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Watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers in the UK
In the UK, you can watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers on TNT Sports and Discovery+. On TV, the game will air on TNT Sports 2, with coverage starting at 7pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off.
Watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers in the US
Paramount+ is the home of Europa League soccer in the US, and that's where you can find a Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers live stream.
What if you're away from the US right now? You can still access Paramount+ by using a VPN to unblock your usual streaming services. NordVPN comes highly recommended by our colleagues at TechRadar.
Where else can I watch Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers?
Canada: DAZN
Australia: Stan Sport
New Zealand: DAZN
Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers: Match Preview
It's been a dreadful season domestically for Rangers, who are miles off the pace in the Scottish Premiership and come into this quarter-final tie on the back of a 2-2 draw at Aberdeen at the weekend.
Rangers overcame Fenerbahce on penalties at the end of a dramatic round of 16 tie that finished 3-3 after the Gers won the first leg 3-1 in Istanbul. They will be hoping for the same level of performance against Bilbao but must keep some of the La Liga outfit's key men quiet throughout.
Athletic Club, their Europa League opponents, are locked in a battle for a Champions League place in La Liga. They sit in fourth place, six points behind Atletico Madrid in third.
The Basque outfit will be hoping key man Nico Williams can help fire them to the glory, with the Spain international wanted by Arsenal this summer, according to reports.
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