Ousted as Chelsea No 1 by the signing of Edouard Mendy, his confidence shredded following a spate of mistakes, Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was handed a lifeline by his national team manager on Wednesday.
The out-of-form 26-year-old started against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Lisbon and despite the hosts flirting with the crossbar on two occasions, a first clean sheet since July 14 does Kepa's chances of a club recall no harm.
In fact, in a star-studded contest which involved a grand total of 15 Premier League players, it was the keepers who stole the show, with Kepa's opposite number Rui Patricio of Wolves pulling off a string of fine saves in an entertaining goalless stalemate.