'They simply can't beat us' – Lamine Yamal aims brutal taunt to rub salt in Real Madrid's wounds after Barcelona's Copa del Rey final triumph

Lamine Yamal aimed a brutal dig at Real Madrid after Barcelona beat them 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final.

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• Yamal tasted victory with Catalan giants
• Barca won thriller in extra time
• Game ends in acrimony

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Barca beat Madrid 3-2 in the final on Saturday night. Hansi Flick's side took the lead through Pedri but Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni combined to give Real a 2-1 lead with six minutes to go, before Ferran Torres equalised to force extra time. Jules Kounde then netted a 116th-minute winner, and Real had three players sent off after full-time. Antonio Rudiger attempted to throw ice at the referee and was sent off, while Jude Bellingham and Lucas Vazquez were also dismissed.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Barca have played Real three times this season already and will meet again on May 11, in what could prove to be a pivotal game in the title race, with Barca four points clear at the top of La Liga. Barca won the return fixture 4-0 at the Bernabeu, with Yamal on the scoresheet, and they also won 5-2 in the final of the Supercopa de Espana, with Yamal scoring in that game too. He has now taunted Los Blancos.

• WHAT LAMINE YAMAL SAID

  After Barca's win over Real, Yamal told reporters: “This year, they simply can’t beat us. We’ve proven that. I’m really happy. Visca Barca!”

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Barca face Inter in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in midweek, as Yamal and Co. go in search of even more silverware.