Celtic returned to action for the first time since the Scottish football shutdown on Thursday, drawing 1-1 with Nice at Lyon's Groupama Stadium.
Neil Lennon 's side fell behind in the first half thanks to a mazy dribble and finish by Kasper Dolberg, but fought back well after the break.
In the absence of Leigh Griffiths it was Patryk Klimala who came off the bench to equalise, pouncing on a mistake by goalkeeper Teddy Boulhendi.
Celtic will now face Lyon at the same venue on Saturday before taking on Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
With the spoils shared in the Veolia Trophy's opening match, here's how the French media saw the game.
L'Équipe said: "The Scottish champions had started well by jostling the Azureans, who were saved by the VAR when it ruled out the goal of the Frenchman Odsonne Édouard, but they then saw le Gym get a second wind by relying on their two offensive talents."
Of those two talents, the newspaper felt Kasper Dolberg made the difference, stating: "The Dane with the shaved head remains the same player and Celtic noticed it yesterday at the opening of the Veolia Trophy.
“Often isolated last season, Dolberg has been better supported since the arrival of former Lyonnais Amine Gouiri, who gave him his first opportunity from a corner in the 21st minute. He then did not need anyone to take out Jullien, Forrest and Ajer before calmly deceiving Bain."
The striker was also praised by France Football, who felt his goal showed that Dolberg "has lost none of his finesse".
The magazine felt: "The many changes made on both sides transformed the game, which lost intensity".
Local newspaper Nice-Matin felt les Aiglons were: "rattled at the start of the game by the physical impact imposed by the Scottish champions".
In their match report they noted that the Ligue 1 side faced "25 very difficult minutes" but "slowly pulled their heads above water to lead 1-0 at the break".
Eurosport felt Nice could feel "somewhat reassured" after two previous friendly defeats.
Patrick Vieira's side "seemed to have taken the measure of their opponents" in the first half but "in the second half of the match, and despite many changes on both sides, the Scottish side rather mastered the game and their equaliser, which could have come sooner, was deserved".
