Los Colchoneros will wear a retro strip which matches the style worn by the team that beat Celtic in the European Cup semi-finals
Atletico Madrid captain Koke has defended the Spanish club’s “great gesture” in using their return to the east end of Glasgow to pay tribute to the side that beat Celtic in controversial circumstances in 1974.The side are heroes for the Spanish club, having gone on to win the Intercontinental Cup against Argentina’s Independiente despite losing the European Cup final against Bayern Munich.
Police intervened in some post-match clashes between players and Celtic advised fans not to travel to Spain for the second leg, which they lost 2-0, amid reports of death threats for Johnstone and manager Jock Stein. “We are just focused on the game. It doesn’t really matter what colour of shirts we are wearing, they could be red or they could be red and white.
Manager Diego Simeone brushed off suggestions, from the Spanish media, that the tribute might be seen as an inflammatory move.
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