European Acca Tips: Matthew Ireland’s 45-1 Saturday Fivefold Featuring Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund

Racing Post football analyst Matthew Ireland has pieced together a high-value fivefold across Europe’s major leagues this Saturday, a combination that pays out at just over 45-1 with Sky Bet. The coupon is headlined by Spanish giants Barcelona and German heavyweights Borussia Dortmund, with three additional selections from Italy and France completing the ambitious wager.

Fiorentina are first on the coupon, tasked with defeating Verona in a Serie A basement battle. Vincenzo Italiano’s side travel to the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on the back of a five-match unbeaten run, including a creditable 1-1 draw at champions Inter last time out. Verona, by contrast, have lost five of their last six and remain deep in relegation peril.

Borussia Dortmund, still clinging to faint hopes of reeling in Bayern Munich, feature as the second leg. Edin Terzić’s men sit nine points adrift of the summit with seven fixtures remaining but arrive in confident mood after three consecutive victories. They face a Stuttgart outfit that occupies third place yet trails BVB by eight points and has shown recent signs of vulnerability.

The Rome factor comes into play next as Lazio welcome struggling Parma to the Stadio Olimpico. Maurizio Sarri’s charges have reeled off three straight wins and can extend that sequence against a Gialloblu side that has conceded nine goals in back-to-back defeats to Torino and Cremonese.

Saturday’s marquee match-up sees Barcelona travel to the Metropolitano to take on Atletico Madrid. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha have spearheaded a run of seven wins in eight La Liga outings for the Catalans, who hold a commanding 16-point cushion over Diego Simeone’s side. Atleti limped into the international break with losses to city rivals Real and a subdued Tottenham Hotspur, and must now face Barca twice in quick succession with a Champions League quarter-final looming.

The coupon is rounded off in northern France, where Lille entertain neighbours Lens. Paulo Fonseca’s men have stitched together a seven-match unbeaten Ligue 1 streak, culminating in a 2-1 victory at Marseille, while Lens have dropped points in three of their last five fixtures, leaving their own title ambitions hanging by a thread.

Combined with Sky Bet’s odds, the five selections produce an eye-catching 45-1 return for punters willing to back Matthew Ireland’s continental insight.