Why was Cristiano Ronaldo clubbing in Lisbon until 7am since He claimed to missed Mourinho's last Madrid match with a bad back... so

CR7 ruled himself out of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid send-off ahead of Mourinho's return Chelsea with an injury, but it didn't stop him partying until 7am.

The Real Madrid superstar emerged from Lisbon's Lust nightclub at 7am on Sunday morning, just hours after missing Real Madrid's final match of the season amid rumours of a fallout between him and compatriot Mourinho.

Daylight: Cristiano Ronaldo (right) chats with friends after emerging from Lisbon's Lust nightclub at 7am

Striding out: But Ronaldo had ruled himself out of Jose Mourinho's final match at Real Madrid with a bad back

Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu, and new Stamford Bridge boss Mourinho delivered a parting shot at the superstar, suggesting he and fellow rebels Pepe and Iker Casillas had deliberately ruled themselves out of his last game in charge, a 4-2 home win over Osasuna.
Mourinho told Spanish television channel Interconomia: ‘The players not in the team had either been declared injured by club doctors, or have declared themselves injured. Pepe, Cristiano and Casillas all ruled themselves out with back pain. They did not train all week and they did not train very well last week either.’

Despite Ronaldo's injury, he is thought to have flown into Portugal on Saturday and is believed to have gone for late dinner at a restaurant before eventually meeting up with some footballer friends - including Reading's Daniel Carrico and countrymen Manuel Fernandes - at the club.

Waiting game: Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo stood at opposite ends of the tunnel before Madrid's game

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The split between Mourinho and his players was never as clear as in the tunnel before the final home game of the season as he waited until the last moment possible to take to the pitch.

Ronaldo was also in the tunnel waiting to be awarded a post-season prize and not a word was exchanged between the pair.
Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa admitted Mourinho had been betrayed by his players.
 
He said: ‘Mourinho gave everything for the club, always putting it first and sometimes his image was affected by that. I am not sure everyone else, players included, can say  the same.

Back in action: Ronaldo trained with Portugal on Monday ahead of their World Cup Qualifying clash with Russia

‘A lot of us worried that we might look bad in the media. We worried about having a good public image and we spoke always for our own benefit. There is a good group of players here and we all have a good relationship but perhaps we lacked maturity at times.’

Ronaldo was also back in training for his national side on Monday ahead of their World Cup Qualifier with Russia on Friday.
Portugal lie third in Group F, one point behind their opponents on Friday - who top the group - and behind Israel on goal difference.