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Watch Casillas' incredible 93rd-minute save for Porto

Porto are reaping the benefits of Iker Casillas' excellent 2016/17 campaign, with the 35-year-old goalkeeper having conceded just 11 goals in 20 matches.

The Dragons are within one point of the all-conquering Benfica in the Primeira Liga thanks to their division-leading defensive record and to the incredible save the Spaniard made in the final seconds of Saturday's 2-1 win over Sporting CP.

"Casillas won the match," the Lisbon club's coach Jorge Jesus insisted afterwards, pointing to his denial of Sebastian Coates in the 93rd minute.

It has been quite a turnaround for the former Real Madrid captain, who struggled and cost his side several points during his first season at the Estadio Dragao, but now is picking the ball out of the net just 0.55 times per match in his 18th year of professional football.

As such, Porto have a better defensive average than the rest of Europe's top defences, bettering the goals-conceded-per-match averages of Bayern Munich (0.63), Villarreal (0.66), Tottenham (0.66), Paris Saint-Germain (0.74) and Juventus (0.76).

Casillas & Co. will even be able to test themselves directly against Gianluigi Buffon and his Juventus defence when they meet in the Champions League last-16 later this month.