Cristiano Ronaldo meets old team-mate Rio Ferdinand as Real Madrid maestro looks to win back-to-back Champions League titles
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Rio Ferdinand met up with his old Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday morning as the Real Madrid forward looks to get his hands on a fourth Champions League winners' medal.
Ronaldo won the Champions League with the Red Devils in 2008, before going on to claim two more with Los Blancos, in 2014 and last season.
And ahead of Real's clash with Juventus at the Principality Stadium on Saturday night, the Portuguese maestro linked up with Ferdinand in Cardiff.
Rio Ferdinand (left) met up with his old Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo
Ferdinand congratulates Ronaldo on his 2008 Champions League final goal in Moscow
Posting a selfie of the pair, Ferdinand wrote on Instagram: 'Morning! @cristiano what are you looking at here, you saw some protein when I snapped this!! Next time look in the damn camera man!
'Reminiscing over old times at @manchesterunited & what the future holds. Big game, Big players step up, Big players deliver - this guys been doing that since day 1. @uefachampionsleague #realmadrid v #juventus.'
Ronaldo claimed his first-ever club honour in Cardiff in 2004, after opening the scoring in United's 3-0 FA Cup final victory over Millwall.
Ronaldo stands on the Principality Stadium pitch on Friday ahead of this year's final
Ferdinand and Ronaldo forged a close bond during their time together at Old Trafford
Ronaldo's shoot-out penalty clinched Champions League victory over neighbours Atletico Madrid in Milan last year.
The 32-year-old will now look to make history as no team has retained the trophy in the competition's modern form.
Real, meanwhile, have not won La Liga and the European Cup in the same season since 1958.
Ronaldo claimed his first-ever club honour in Cardiff - the FA Cup with United in 2004
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