FIFA 21 PC? Origin Steam?

Hi everyone, I've played FIFA a few times with a friend on the PS4. The last time I played FIFA regularly was on the PS2. Well, I wanted to get FIFA 21 yesterday. But I saw that you can't buy the game on Origin; you have to have EA Play, which I have to pay for every month. But you can buy the standard edition of FIFA 21 on Steam. Now I don't know if you buy FIFA on Steam, do you still need EA Play if you want to play against other players online?