Bayern beaten in the final: BVB clinch the title | OneFootball

After two and a half years in the Virtual Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund has won its first major title in eFootball. In the final of the VBL Club Championship, BVB defeated FC Bayern in a dramatic duel.

Borussia Dortmund has won the first major eSports title in the club's history. The black and yellow team prevailed on Sunday in Hamburg in the final of the Virtual Bundesliga Club Championship against FC Bayern, securing the German club championship in eFootball.

The final developed into an offensively played duel between the two rivals. First, Francesco “Virgil” Allocca and his Munich opponent drew in a spectacular 4:4. In the decisive second leg, Dennis Malcherczyk kept his nerve and won 4:3. With an aggregate score of 8:7, the title went to Borussia Dortmund for the first time.

In the VBL Club Championship, two matches are played with six-minute halves each, and the results are added together. This keeps the encounter open until the very end—just like in the final between Dortmund and Bayern. BVB’s path to the title included several strong performances in the final tournament. After a round of 16 victory in the derby against Schalke 04, the team advanced past SC Paderborn in the quarterfinals.

First Title for Dortmund: BVB Wins Virtual Bundesliga

After a narrow defeat in the first match, Malcherczyk turned the duel around with a clear 3:0 victory. In the semifinal against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Allocca laid the foundation with a convincing 6:2 before Malcherczyk sealed the spot in the final with a 3:2 win.

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For Dortmund, Francesco “BVB_Virgil” Allocca, Dennis “BVB_Denninho” Malcherczyk, Luca “LucaFIFA72” Weber, and Lucas “BVB_Lucas” Geerken competed in the club championship. The game played was EA Sports FC 26 in Ultimate Team mode, where players assemble their teams from current and former professionals.

With this title, BVB fulfills a goal the club had set when entering the competition. Back in June 2023, the club announced it would build a team “that can compete for victory in various club competitions in the long term.” Around two and a half years later, this goal has been achieved. Coach Alexander Steinmetz was accordingly satisfied after the triumph: “I am extremely proud of the guys. We absolutely wanted to bring this title to Dortmund for the first time and are all the happier that we managed to do so in such a strong league.”

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