Barcelona will come up against Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the semifinals of the Club World Cup.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi said there was the possibility that he could have been a River Plate player when he was younger.
Messi is in Japan as Barcelona prepares to face Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the semifinals of the Club World Cup.
Barca is the favorite to go through to the final, where the club could face South American champion River Plate.
Messi admitted he could have been on the books of River as a youngster after having a trial at the Estadio Monumental in August of 2000.