Lionel Messi: Sevilla star makes stunning admission ahead of Barcelona Copa del Rey clash

http://bountycpa.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=4&aff_id=70845Messi is hoping to complete the first half of a domestic league and cup double on Saturday (8.30pm) in the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.

With the World Cup just a couple of months away, Argentina fans will be hoping that Messi emerges unscathed.

Mercado will probably be tasked with trying to keep out his countryman, who has scored 42 goals in all competitions this season.

However, he won’t be able to dish out any rough treatment to the diminutive superstar.

“If I smack him, I can't go back to Argentina!” Mercado told Spanish paper AS.

"You can't stop Messi by fouling him; you put one in on him and he just gets up and carries on, wanting to play football.

"His only thought on the pitch is how to hurt the opposition and score."