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Bravo outshines Ronaldo and Alexis match-up in Confederations Cup semi-final

Related Topics: Bravo, Manchester City F.C., Chile

The Man City goalkeeper made three penalty saves to send Chile into the Confederations Cup final after a listless 0-0 semi-final draw with Portugal

Chile's wrecking ball at international tournaments just keeps on swinging. The best-supported team at the Confederations Cup has claimed Portugal as their latest scalp, winning a penalty shootout (again) to reach the final and another shot at glory.

Much of the talk before the game was about Cristiano Ronaldo against Alexis Sanchez, but neither livewire managed to spark in 120 tense minutes of the semi-final in Kazan. Instead, it was one of Chile's almost-forgotten heroes who made the telling contribution.