Although Inter Milan and Barcelona didn't meet in the Champions League until the 21st century, they are two closely linked teams. Which stars have played for both of these historic giants during their careers? The following article lists five stars who have played for both Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Thiago Motta

Althoughwas fired by Juventus due to poor performance this season, Thiago Motta has still achieved great success as a footballer. In fact, he is one of only two players to have won the Champions League while playing for both Barcelona and Inter Milan.

The Italian midfielder spent six years with the Barca first team, making 147 appearances, before joining Inter Milan, where he made 83 appearances in three seasons. In total, he won two La Liga titles and one Serie A title.

Luis Figo

Luis Figo played for Barcelona for five seasons between 1995 and 2000, helping the club win seven titles including two La Liga titles, one Spanish Cup Winners' Cup and one Spanish Super Cup, and also won the 2000 Ballon d'Or.

After that, the Portuguese legend played for Real Madrid for five seasons, and finally moved to Inter Milan in August 2005. He played for the Nerazzurri for four years, helping the club win seven titles including four Serie A titles.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In 2006, Zlatan Ibrahimovic left Juventus and joined Inter Milan because of the "phone gate incident". In the three seasons he played for the Nerazzurri, the Swedish legendary striker had a high goal efficiency. He played 117 times in various competitions and scored 66 goals. In Serie A, he played 88 times and scored 57 goals.

However, although Zlatan Ibrahimovic performed well personally, he could not help the club make a breakthrough in European competitions, so in 2009, he chose to join Barcelona. After coming to Camp Nou, he only played for the team for one year and helped the club win 5 championships except the Champions League.

Samuel Eto'o

Zlatan Ibrahimovic did not meet the club's expectations after joining Barcelona, ​​but Samuel Eto'o Fils was different. In his first season with Inter Milan, he helped the club win the first treble in Italian history. In this way, he became the only player in the history of world football to win the treble in two consecutive years with different teams. With this achievement alone, he is qualified to be on this list.

Ronaldo

In August 1996, Ronaldo transferred from Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven to La Liga Barcelona for a transfer fee of 20 million US dollars. In his first season at Camp Nou, the Brazilian legendary striker played 79 times for the club in various competitions and scored 47 goals, which is a data only Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have.

After one year at Camp Nou, Inter Milan brought him from La Liga to Serie A for $27.9 million, a world record transfer fee at the time. After arriving in Italy, although Ronaldo was plagued by injuries and only played 99 times for the club in 5 seasons, he also scored 59 goals. There is no doubt that the Brazilian legendary star was not successful in both Barcelona and Inter Milan, but as the most perfect center forward in the history of world football, I think he deserves to be ranked first on this list.