After the game, Gimenez entered the visiting dressing room with an unusual request for Luis Palma, indicating that there wasn’t much bad blood between the teams.
Jose Maria Gimenez entered the Celtic dressing room following Atletico Madrid’s thrashing, but only to make a special request of Luis Palma.
Palma and his Celtic team were beaten 6-0 in Madrid by Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata, who ran riot against the Hoops, who were reduced to 10 men in the first half due to Daizen Maeda’s red card. It was a humiliating road trip that leaves Brendan Rodgers’ team with few chances of playing in Europe after Christmas.
But there didn’t appear to be much bad blood in the locker rooms, as Atleti defender Gimenez reportedly entered the Celtic locker room after full-time to ask for his shirt. When Palma learned it was for a Honduran employee who admired the winger, he took the time to give up his jersey and pose for a photo with the fan.
Deportes broke the story after fan Denia Cerrato shared the photo on Instagram, along with a heartfelt message for Palma and Gimenez. “I thank God for these opportunities.” “Many thanks to Jose Maria Gimenez for recalling my request to Luis Palma for the shirt,” she wrote.
“He understands how much this gesture means to me. It was a one-of-a-kind experience, and I was nervous when I met the Catracho. I am proud that he represents us in football, especially in such an important competition as the Champions League. Honduras and Uruguay are up.”
