Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has been criticize for a lack of sportsmanship after he barely acknowledged Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers following their Champions League clash.<br /><br />Celtic picked up their first Champions League point of the 2023/24 season on Wednesday night, but they arguably should have grabbed all three after going ahead twice in the entertaining Group E tie.<br /><br />Kyogo Furuhashi sent Celtic Park into delirium in the fourth minute after some great build-up play.<br /><br />Antoine Griezmann soon equalized for Simeone's men when he converted a penalty at the second attempt, but Celtic took the lead again three minutes later through Luis Palma, who fired past Jan Oblak with a powerful effort.<br /><br />Atletico bounced back again thanks to a second-half finish from former Chelsea and Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, and they managed to hold on, despite a late surge from the home side.<br /><br />After the full-time whistle, an agitated Diego Simeone was far from satisfied with the outcome.<br /><br />He almost snubbed Brendan Rodgers' handshake before walking straight down the tunnel. Check out the incident below.<br /><br />One fan commented on the incident, saying: "Classless from Simeone tonight...barely shook Rodgers's hand. Complete lack of sportsmanship and class."<br /><br />A second wrote: "Sickening behavior by Simeone - surely UEFA will throw the book at him?" while a third added: "Bit ignorant at the end from Simeone towards Rodgers."<br /><br />Simeone has previously expressed his opinion on shaking hands after a game.<br /><br />Back in 2021, after Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 at the Wanda Metropolitano, he refrained from shaking hands with Jurgen Klopp and instead darted down the tunnel.<br /><br />A week later Simeone explained that he isn't keen on shaking hands with opposition managers after the game because he feels it brings about a "falseness".<br /><br />He said: "I don’t like the greeting after the match because they are the emotions of two sides in different emotional minds. I know in the UK it is a custom but I don’t share it and I don’t like the falseness it may include.<br /><br />“I don’t know Klopp as a person very well but I know he is a great coach who has done great work at every club he has been at.”
