Although many players have been enjoying it for a whole week, the official launch of EA Sports FC 25 has now arrived. Electronic Arts’ football video game is dressed to impress for the debut and has wasted no time in presenting the first wave of news for Ultimate Team. Road to the Knockouts (RTTK) lands in the title, an event common in EA’s football games also known as Path to the Playoffs, which links the players’ ratings to the performance of their teams in real life.
How does Road to the Knockouts work?
Road to the Knockouts, also known as RTTK, is an event that focuses on celebrating the top European football competitions. In this sense, what EA Sports does is release two collections with upgraded cards of players participating in the Champions League, Women’s Champions League, Europa League, or Conference League. The first of these collections is already available (until October 4 at 18:59) and the second one will arrive on October 4 at 19:00 (and will be available until October 11 at 18:59).
Road to the Knockouts offers us an improved version of the players included in the collection. For example, Julián Álverez has an average of 90 instead of the usual 84. However, the most interesting part is that the cards can become even more powerful based on the performance of the player’s team in European competitions. Following the example of Julián Álvarez, if Atlético de Madrid wins three matches in the group stage of the Champions League, he will increase by one average rating point. In total, there are four improvement stages…
- Standard: The new version of the player already has improved statistics compared to their gold card.
- Win 3: The card increases by one average rating point if their team wins three matches in the group stage of their competition (only two wins are needed in the case of the Women’s Champions League).
- Scoring: The card increases by one point on average and gains a Role++ if their team scores at least one goal in 4 different matches.
- Dominating: The card gains a PlayStyle+ and a Role++ if their team finishes in the top 2 in the group stage of their competition (group leader in the case of the Women’s Champions League).
EA Sports infographic about the improvements cards can receive.
First squad of Road to the Knockouts (RTTK)
The first RTTK squad consists of 19 players, with a strong presence of Spanish teams. Bellimgham (91), Julián Álvarez (90), and Donny Van de Beek (85) are represented in the male category, while Claudia Pina (87) represents the female category. All of them seem to have good chances of being upgraded at least once. Below you can find all the players from Week 1 of RTTK.
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Keep in mind that they will be available in packs (replacing their standard version) from September 27 to October 4, and manage your coin or FIFA Points spending responsibly. Remember that EA Sports FC 25 has just begun and that equally interesting or more events will arrive every week.
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