Celtic slammed for Champions League away fan ticket prices by 'shocked' Atletico Madrid supporters

Atletico Madrid fans have hit out at the price of their away ticket to Celtic Park.

Diego Simeone's men are set to face Brendan Rodgers' side in the Champions League group stage, with the Hoops back at Europe's top table and Dutch champions Feyenoord and Italian Lazio making up the four teams on Group E. Celtic will be hoping it's a better performance than last season's campaign with two points gained against Shakhtar Donetsk despite spirited performances against Real Madrid, particularly under the lights at Parkhead.

And as the Scottish champions announced their three-match package price for the group stage action, with a deal to see all three games coming in at £138, up a small amount of £9 on last season. However Atletico fans, a side that boasts top names such as Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann, aren't best pleased at the price set for their Champions League journey to Glasgow.

It will cost 72 euros (£61) for Atleti fans to get in to Parkhead, while opponents Lazio and Feyenoord are coming in somewhat cheaper when they welcome the Spanish giants.. For a trip to the Stadio Olympico in Rome, Atletico fans will pay 50 euros (£42) and for the trip to Rotterdam it will be 64 euros (£54). Reporter Juan Ignacio took to Twitter to say: "Celtic has set visiting tickets for Atleti fans at 72 EUROS...Feyenoord at €64 and Lazio at €50. Football for the rich..."

One fan pointed out that those prices are higher than what Atleti fans paid for a quarter-final clash in the competition. They wrote: "I'm still in shock at the Celtic Park ticket price but in shock 55 euros each of the tickets for a quarterfinal against City or Porto and Bruges last year."

More fans latched on to this with another claiming: "The prices that they