Uefa Champions League 2018-19, Barcelona vs Inter Milan: Three players Barcelona should be worried about

FC Internazionale is in impressive form
FC Internazionale is in impressive form

#1 Mauro Icardi

SPAL v FC Internazionale - Serie A
SPAL v FC Internazionale - Serie A

There could only be one name atop this list, right? You wouldn't have been given any prizes for guessing right.

Mauro Icardi has established himself as one of the best strikers in the world since his 2013 transfer to Inter Milan. The Argentine has steadily banged in goals and played his way into immortality at San Siro, and his performances have understandably drawn attention from all over Europe including Real Madrid and Chelsea.

He scored 29 goals last season to finish as joint-top scorer in the Serie A with Ciro Immobile, and his goals played a crucial role in helping Inter Milan qualify for the Champions League group stages.

This season the Inter captain has continued from where he left off, scoring four goals in seven Serie A matches, including the injury-time winner in the 222nd Derby della Modonnina played on Sunday against city rivals AC Milan.

The 24-year-old has also shown he belongs on the big stages, announcing his presence with a stunning equalizer from outside the box in his first ever Champions League match against Tottenham at the San Siro before making it two in two with a well-taken strike away to PSV.

Mauro Icardi's goalscoring exploits are well known, and with Barcelona not having the water tightest of defences, they would be very wary of the threat posed by the Inter Milan No. 9.

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