Published on 12:00 AM, May 19, 2018

UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo 120 per cent fit for final: Zidane

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane. Photo: Reuters

Zinedine Zidane has declared Cristiano Ronaldo "120 percent" fit ahead of the Champions League final and says Real Madrid's star player is available to face Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday.

Ronaldo sprained his ankle against Barcelona earlier this month, prompting fears the Portuguese might not make the clash against Liverpool on May 26.

But Zidane insisted Ronaldo would be "150 percent" fit for the game in Kiev and he delivered another positive update on Friday.

"Maybe right now he is 120 percent," Zidane said with a smile. "He is fine. If Cristiano is 120 percent that's fine with me."

Ronaldo has trained with the first team squad this week and could be given the chance to hone his sharpness against Villarreal in Real's final league game of the season.

Real can snatch second place from Atletico Madrid if they win and Atletico lose to Eibar on Sunday but Zidane's players will be keener to make a case for a spot against Liverpool.

Gareth Bale, in particular, will be under scrutiny, with the Welshman's place far from secure despite his man-of-the-match performance against Celta Vigo last weekend.

Bale scored two excellent goals in the victory but Zidane twice dodged the chance to say his display will influence his thinking.

If they beat Liverpool, they will be the only club to have won the Champions League three times in a row while Zidane will join Carlo Ancelotti and Bob Paisley as the only coaches to own a trio of European crowns.

"It would be huge," Zidane said. "It would mean we have been doing our job well and that my message has been getting through.

"It's great to start my managerial career at this level but for me the most important final of the Champions League is this one, not the last one. We have to give it everything."