Palma could hardly believe his eyes when met with his mentor in a surprise visit to Madrid.
But now it appears even in Madrid that the winger is highly thought of, as he jetted in with the Celtic squad before their crunch Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid. Brendan Rodgers and his hopeful cohort take on Diego Simeone's all-stars looking to make a fist of it in Group E after successive defeats to Feyenoord and Lazio were followed up by an enthralling 2-2 draw with the La Liga giants.
The delegate wrote on Twitter: "It was an honour to meet and greet Luis Palma, proud catracho, and his coach Brendan Rodgers, in Madrid before the game. Atletico vs Celtic for the Champions League. I also met his agent and the President of Vida."
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