Buffon v Casillas: Players call it a draw on Twitter
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
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With Juventus taking on Porto in the round of 16, we looked earlier in the week at how their iconic keepers compare – Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas have since declared it a draw.
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With over 260 UEFA Champions League – as well as more than 330 international – appearances between them, there can be little doubt that Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas are two of the greatest keepers in European history (indeed they share the continental record of 167 international caps). As Juventus are taking on Porto in the round of 16 next month, it seemed an appropriate time to take a look at the pair in action ...
The tale of the tape
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy)
Age: 38
Senior debut: November 1995 (for Parma)
UEFA Champions League: 0 (runner-up 2003, 2015)
UEFA European Championship: 0 (runner-up 2012)
FIFA World Cup: 1 (2006)
League titles: 8
UEFA.com users' Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2016
Iker Casillas (Porto and Spain)
Age: 35
Senior debut: September 1999 (for Real Madrid)
UEFA Champions League: 3 (2000, 2002, 2014)
UEFA European Championship: 2 (2008, 2012)
FIFA World Cup: 1 (2010)
League titles: 5
UEFA.com users' Team of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Use #UCL to let us know who you think is best, by all means, but there are two fairly well-informed judges who have already had their say:
