The two football clubs from Seville were supposed to compete against each other in the big derby last Sunday. However, due to the coronavirus, the match did not take place, which is why the teams quickly resorted to FIFA 20.
This is the situation: No matches are currently taking place in the Spanish La Liga due to the coronavirus. This also affects the game FC Sevilla against Betis Sevilla. However, both teams wanted to offer something to the fans and simply arranged for a professional player to play on the console, reenacting the match in FIFA 20.
This caused quite a stir, as real commentators were present and thousands of viewers followed the virtual derby on Twitch.
Sevilla derby fills the virtual stadium – 60,000 viewers
Who played? Each team sent a professional player into the race, who is particularly skilled in FIFA 20. FC Sevilla chose defender Sergio Reguilón, while Betis Sevilla sent striker Borja Iglesias into the game.
How was the idea received? Right at the actual kick-off of the match, the two professionals also started playing in FIFA. According to Kotaku, even 60,000 people watched the virtual match on Twitch. By the way, that’s 17,000 more people than can fit in the FC Sevilla stadium.
On Twitter, many fans expressed their gratitude for this entertaining distraction during the coronavirus crisis. There is even a clip from the match:
Even though one doesn’t understand much from the commentators, it’s still clear that they were fully passionate about the match and were thrilled about the goal.
Who won in the end? In the end, the match featured many goals, and Betis Sevilla ultimately won with 6:5. By the way, Iglesias scored the winning goal himself. It remains to be seen whether he will also be so successful in the real derby.
These actions related to Corona also exist: Not only the two teams from Seville have come up with alternatives during the coronavirus:
- Footballer Özil currently prefers to play Fortnite instead of football
- There are records on Steam because so many players are online there more than ever
- The European League of League of Legends has announced adjustments
