Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki is ready to make dreams a reality by toppling mighty Real Madrid and lifting the Club World Cup when the two teams meet in Sunday's final.
J. League champions Antlers will become the first Asian team to play in the final when they take the field at Nissan Stadium, but the side blocking their way to the trophy could hardly be more formidable.
European champion Madrid boasts a squad packed with superstar names including newly crowned world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, is currently riding high on a club-record 36-game unbeaten run, and has lost only two games in 2016.
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