Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo had a slightly different training session with his teammates this week as he was joined by British boyband One Direction.

Three members of the group Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson were invited to a training session with the Spanish giants, where they mingled with the Portugal captain.

"They told us that we had the opportunity to come to see the Real Madrid players and that was very exciting for us," the Daily Mail quotes Horan as saying.

"It is amazing to see how they train and see so many such good players. We are big football fans and Real Madrid are one of the best teams on the planet."

The trio also met manager Jose Mourinho, who presented them with Madrid shirts.