Falcao scored the opener against Celtic earlier in the campaign

Falcao scored the opener against Celtic earlier in the campaign and has travelled to Glasgow. Pic: ©SNS Group

Atletico Madrid boss Gregorio Manzano has refused to say whether star striker Falcao will be set loose on Celtic in Wednesday night’s Europa League clash.

The £35m striker travelled to Glasgow with the Atletico squad on Tuesday, as he looks to make his first appearance since November 6.

The former Porto player missed the derby with Real Madrid as a result of a muscle injury but is in contention to play. But his manager wasn’t willing to give away whether he would field the Colombian at Parkhead.

“He is here and fit to play,” said Manzano. “I am unsure if he will start or come on at some point.”

Atletico face Celtic knowing a win would see them qualify from Group I with a game to spare.

The Spaniards go into the match having suffered a 4-1 loss to their city rivals on Saturday but Manzano says his team have put the result behind them.

"The idea is to win,” he said. “Mathematically that would put us through. We want to secure our step through to the next phase.

“The team is well. It wasn't a positive result [against Real] but there's a lot we can take from the game.

“We want to get far in the tournament and to do that we need to take all the points. It's going to be a similar team compared to the one at the weekend.”