Bastoni at the back, Martinez in attack... Inter's key players

Inter Milan stand in Manchester City’s way of the Treble when they meet in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday.

Here, we look at the key players for the Italian giants. 

Lautaro Martinez

Argentina's World Cup winner has 30 goals in a staggering 67 games for club and country this season — 21 in 27 Serie A starts. 

Signed from Racing Club in 2018, Lautaro Martinez has 79 goals in just 127 league starts for Inter. 

Two goals in the 2-1 Coppa Italia final win against Fiorentina last month underlined his ability for the big occasion.

Edin Dzeko 

What price for the former City striker to deny them the Treble? 

Edin Dzeko scored the 'other' stoppage-time goal in their famous 3-2 win over QPR to clinch the Premier League title in 2012. 

Dzeko netted the crucial opener in their semi-final first leg against AC Milan and bagged nine goals from 18 Serie A starts this term — along with five in Inter's run to Saturday's final.

Nicolo Barella

Part of the squad who lost the 2020 Europa League final to Sevilla, Nicolo Barella has gone from strength to strength since joining from Cagliari in 2019. 

Barella is a relentless box-to-box player who won Serie A's Midfielder of the Season award this term. 

He will be charged with breaking up City's attacks and crucial in stopping the supply line to Erling Haaland.

Alessandro Bastoni

Another player with more than 50 appearances for Inter this season. 

A 2017 signing for £30million, Alessandro Bastoni has become an integral part of the Inter and Italy defence, being part of the Euro 2020-winning squad. 

He has 44 ball recoveries in 11 matches with a passing accuracy over 86 per cent in the competition and will need to be at his best to stop Haaland.

Andre Onana

In his first season at Inter after last summer's move from Ajax, Andre Onana has slowly established himself as Inter's No1. 

Samir Handanovic started the season in goal and Onana had to wait until last October for his first league appearance. 

He has shared duties with Handanovic in the league and Coppa Italia during the run-in — as Inter finished third in Serie A — but will be expected to start on Saturday.