L. van Gaal: we found a weak spot in L. Messi © Reuters

The coach of the Netherlands national team, Louis van Gaal, insists that his team has managed to find a weakness in the leader of the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi.

Approaching the quarter-final match of the World Cup, the Dutchman carefully analyzed the nuances of the South American team's game.

"L. Messi is the most dangerous player in attack - he is able to create many opportunities for others and score goals himself.

Nevertheless, when Argentina loses the ball and it goes to the opponents, Lionel almost does not participate in defensive actions. So, we will have a chance to take advantage of this and I will talk to my players about it.

I believe we have great chances in Qatar. There are three matches left to play and I have been talking about it for years - this year we can become world champions," the specialist clarified.

The quarter-final match between the Netherlands and Argentina will be played on December 9th.