La Liga was canceled, players solicited bets right in FIFA 20

As is known, due to the outbreak of the disease, matches in La Liga have been postponed to ensure the health of players and fans. However football fans can find another solace – watching matches in FIFA 20. Real Betis vs Sevilla’s real life match that was supposed to take place last Sunday was canceled by COVID-19instead the teams organized it in FIFA 20 with the participation of players Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) and Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla).​

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The match ended with a 6-5 victory in favor of Real Betis, especially since this virtual match attracted more than 60,000 livestream viewers. This is not the first football match to be replaced by simulation in the game since the outbreak of COVID-19 but its special feature is the presence of two real players from the teams. That brings it closer to reality.​

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After the success of this match, all 20 suspended teams of La Liga, from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid or Valencia will participate in a tournament in FIFA 20, the draw will be held tomorrow. . This tournament will be held according to the current real-world La Liga standings, which means that teams 1-12 will go straight to the next round while teams 13-20 will compete against each other to find out the strongest 4 of them all.​

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These four teams and the top 12 will advance to the round of 16, the quarter-finals will take place on Saturday, and the semi-finals and final of the tournament will be held this Sunday. It is known that some real players of the teams will participate in this virtual match, Alvaro Morata or Joao Felix will represent Atletico, Sergi Roberto will play for team Barcelona and after a play-off match within Real Madrid. , Asensio defeated Dani Carvajal as well as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtoid to represent the team in the virtual world La Liga match.​