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San Iker is back! The rebirth of Real Madrid legend Casillas at Porto

When a 34-year-old Iker Casillas waved a tearful goodbye to Real Madrid in 2015, many believed they would never again see the best of one of football’s greatest goalkeepers.

His career as a whole was then thrown into doubt when the Spaniard lost the number one spot at Porto midway through last season.

But now, first choice again at the Portuguese club, the 37-year-old is enjoying a late resurgence and is one of the form goalkeepers in the Champions League ahead of a last 16 showdown with Roma.

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It was just eight Primeira Liga games into last season when Casillas found himself out of favour.