{"id":34967,"date":"2026-03-08T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/noticia\/a-set-piece-goal-that-has-traveled-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:02:17","slug":"a-set-piece-goal-that-has-traveled-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/en\/new\/a-set-piece-goal-that-has-traveled-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A set piece goal that has traveled around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minute 34. Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory are level at 0\u20130. A free kick is awarded to the visitors. Juan Mata steps up to take it.<br \/>Thousands of miles away, at Manchester United\u2019s training ground, <strong>Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire<\/strong> are watching the match live. Maguire asks, \u201cOver the wall?\u201d Fernandes replies with confidence: \u201cYes, of course. He has to.\u201d<br \/>Moments later, Mata delivers a stunning strike. His former United teammates are left amazed, quickly sharing the clip on social media. \u201cThe confidence I have in this guy,\u201d Fernandes says with a smile.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have seen Juan score goals like this with his left foot many times before at Chelsea and Manchester United \u2014 but not yet in Australia\u2019s A-League. The goal is another example of the Spaniard\u2019s quality and belief, qualities that have made him one of the league\u2019s most influential players this season, leading the competition in goal contributions with four goals and ten assists.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melbourne Victory later extended their lead through Charles Nduka, but Sydney FC fought back to earn a draw thanks to goals from Apostolos Stametelopoulos and Ahmet Arslan, in what proved to be one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love Bruno and Harry, and it makes me really happy to see that they follow the A-League live and watch our games,\u201d Mata said after the match. \u201cHopefully in Manchester United\u2019s next game, Bruno can score a similar goal.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Re-live every angle of Juan Mata&#39;s stellar free-kick for Melbourne Victory \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDzmAmpRee\">pic.twitter.com\/RDzmAmpRee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aleaguemen\/status\/2030248344887411088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brilliance of the free kick \u2014 and the lively reaction video from Bruno Fernandes \u2014 quickly sent the goal around the world, sparking headlines and reactions across international media and social platforms.\u201cThe endless \u2018prime\u2019 of Mata,\u201d wrote MARCA. \u201cBruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire celebrate Juan Mata\u2019s stunning free kick,\u201d added Goal.com.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;\u201cMata adds another GOLAZO to his carousel of brilliant moments \u2014 hang it in the National Gallery of Victoria,\u201d headlined the Australian edition of Football360. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All in all, another wave of recognition and affection for Juan Mata, who now has six matches left to play in the regular season with Melbourne Victory. The team currently sits fifth in the table, a position that secures a place in the playoffs for the title.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Mata extended his excellent run of form with a superb direct free-kick goal against Sydney FC. 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