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First One Direction, now Rihanna! Ronaldo meets pop icon backstage in Lisbon

Cristiano Ronaldo clearly enjoys nothing more than mixing it with the biggest names in the music business after catching up with pop star Rihanna backstage at her concert in Lisbon.

The Real Madrid forward met British band One Direction at the Spanish club's training ground last week before flying to his native Portugal to watch Rihanna - whose hits include Only Girl in the World
and Umbrella - perform on the latest leg of her tour.

Madrid complete their La Liga season against Osasuna on Saturday - it will be manager Jose Mourinho's final game in charge before he re-joins Chelsea.

Pleased to meet you: Cristiano Ronaldo hangs out with Rihanna after a concert on Tuesday night

Star turn: Rihanna performed in Lisbon on Tuesday night as she continued her latest tour

Earlier this month, One Direction, the biggest boy band on the planet, revealed they were invited to their own training session with Ronaldo and Co.

And it was not an opportunity they were about to pass up as they took time out from their whistle-stop European tour to train with Mourinho's men in the Spanish capital.

At the end of their brief kickabout, three of the band members enjoyed a meet-and-greet with the manager, who presented them with a Real shirt, and the players.

'They told us that we had the opportunity to come to see the Real Madrid players and that was very exciting for us,' revealed Niall Horan.