Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been passed fit for today’s Club World Cup final against Kashima Antlers – a match Zinedine Zidane insists is “of the utmost importance” to the Spanish club.

Ramos missed Thursday’s semi-final victory over Club America due to injury, but trained alongside his team-mates yesterday and has been declared ready for today’s showpiece at Yokohama International Stadium (kick-off: 11.30am).

“Sergio is our captain and he’s fine,” Real coach Zidane said at his pre-match press conference.

“He’s trained and he’s perfect. He’s going to be with us (on Sunday) and I hope he can play the whole game without any problems.”

Goals from Karim Benzema and Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo saw Zidane’s men past CONCACAF Champions League winners Club America and into today’s final, stretching their unbeaten run to 36 games in the process.

Real sit six points clear of arch rivals Barcelona at the top of LaLiga as they hunt for a first Spanish title since 2012, but, far from being distracted by domestic matters, Zidane says his men are fully focused on taking home some silverware from Japan.

“For us, this title is of the utmost importance,” the Frenchman said. “We came here to win this trophy. We have to play football and do what we have to do. It will be a difficult match because the opponents will make it difficult and we are ready.

“We came to play a final and did our job in the semi-final. Kashima have won three games and deserved to reach the final. We want to play the match and we are ready for it. It’s going to be a tricky match.”

Japanese champions Kashima booked their place in the final with a 3-0 triumph over Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in a match which included the first penalty awarded on video evidence in a FIFA competition.