Luis Palma sees Celtic red carpet rolled out as Brendan Rodgers beams alongside winger's mentor in surprise visit
dailyrecord.co.ukLuis Palma is a sensation in Honduras, and is quickly become a fan's favourite in Glasgow. 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.
And Palma was on target to beat Jan Oblak at Parkhead, before turning heads again with a stunner against Ross County.The Honduran star has become something of a cult hero in his homeland and just hours after touching down in the Spanish capital, a surprise visit from his agent Paulo Hernandez and the president of his boyhood club Vida in Luis Cruz awaited him.
There was an air of diplomacy to proceedings as well as the Honduran ambassador to Spain, Marlon Brevé Reyes, also met the winger.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.
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