Cheers in Stockholm instead of Paris - Argentinian Nicolas "Nicolas" Villalba has won the eChampions League in FIFA 22 and accepted the trophy from football icon Kaká.
A day before the final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid, the premier class of virtual football met. Nicolas of Guild Esports triumphed in the final against his compatriot Matías "Matias" Bonanno (7:2).
"We know how special the Champions League is in real life, so this is a very nice trophy," Nicolas said in the winning interview.
Four Canadian FIFA professionals at the eChampions League
Four of the eight participants in the final tournament were Canadian. The VBL club champion Umut "Umut" Gültekin from RB Leipzig stumbled in the first match against Nicolas (2:4).
In the Lower Bracket, Umut delivered a thriller against Israeli Roee "Feldman" Feldman (2:3), missed the equalizer twice in the last minutes of the game.
"I'm at the end like never before. Still can't stop crying," Umut wrote on his Twitter channel. He was angry about the game, but also angry about his performance, he continued to write.
Ali "Predator" Oskoui Rad from Werder Bremen also turned sadly to his Twitter followers: "I have never been so inconsolable in my life," he wrote.
For Deniel "Denii" Mutic from 1. FC Heidenheim and Laurin "Snakez" Noah Bartsch from VfL Bochum 1848 it was already over after the first match in the lower bracket.
