Diego Simeone makes Celtic his safe word as het up Atletico Madrid boss bats away loaded question

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Diego Simeone shelved any contract talk at Atletico Madrid by responding to a question about his future with one word – "Celtic".The Hoops are back to the dizzying heights of the Champions League after an enthralling 2-2 draw with the La Liga giants at Parkhead denied the Hoops a first home group stage win in Europe's elite competition for over a decade.

The shining stars of Luis Palma and Kyogo couldn't stop the tide of Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata, but Simeone reckons this time his Atleti side must be far more shrewd and must avoid a key consequence of Brendan Rodgers' style of play that has stung so many Scottish Premiership teams.And while the Metropolitano is rife with talk El Cholo will sign a new contract, reportedly even taking a pay cut to continue his Aleti love affair, the Argentine simply had one word in response to a reporter looking for the latest, and that word was Celtic.

When asked if a new deal was close to completion, Simeone simply responded: "Celtic."And as he focused on the game, Simeone says Atleti will fight fire with fire after being left unable to think during Celtic's whirlwind start in Glasgow.

The Argentine outlined his big respect for Brendan Rodgers’ side ahead of the clash in the Civitas Metropolitan and events of 13 days ago have further sharpened his focus.Celtic’s flying start on their own patch saw them twice take the lead during a blistering first-period burst.