Neil Lennon claimed his Celtic side were given the most difficult test possible in their 4-0 friendly defeat by Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes
Striker Kylian Mbappe had the home side ahead inside the first minute with a drive and in the 25th minute, Brazilian superstar Neymar added a second for the classy French champions.
He told Celtic TV: “We were playing against a world-class side.
“We didn’t get off to the best of starts but I thought after that, for about 30-35 minutes, we were a match and we played some really good football.
“I’m so disappointed we didn’t get a goal because I thought our play deserved one.
“But that’s as stiff an examination as you’re going to get.
“In terms of a working exercise on the physical side of the game, the mental side and the concentration side of it, that’s as good as it gets. I’m really pleased with a lot of aspects of the game.”
“It was really tough for the players and then PSG changed their full team at half-time. I think some of our players needed the game,” said Lennon who stressed that skipper Scott Brown was rested as a precautionary measure.
“The players have only really had one full game going into this one, so I think they’ll benefit from it.
“It’s a been a terrific quality of teams that we’ve played over the last four or five days and I think that’ll stand us in good stead going forward.”
