Lamine Yamal taunts Real Madrid after dazzling in Barcelona's Copa del Rey triumph | OneFootball

Peering through a pair of mirrored sunglasses with another set resting on his peroxide blonde hair, Barcelona's triumphant teenage phenom Lamine Yamal declared that Real Madrid simply "can't beat us" this season.

Yamal provided the assist for two of Barcelona's goals in a bonkers 3-2 victory over their arch-rivals in Saturday night's Copa del Rey final. This season, the Catalan giants have already romped to a 4-0 thumping at the Santiago Bernabeu and cantered through a 5-2 demolition of Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana final, proving the 17-year-old's point.

After a one-sided first half saw Barcelona take a 1-0 lead which did not accurately reflect their dominance, the introduction of Kylian Mbappe, swiftly followed by Luka Modric and Arda Guler, shifted the momentum in Madrid's favour. The returning French talisman equalised with the first direct free kick of his senior career before Aurelien Tchouameni headed the capital club into the lead.

Yet, as Yamal laughed after the game, Barcelona weren't worried. "If they scored one goal, it wouldn't matter, if they scored two, it wouldn't matter either," the teenager shrugged. It was Yamal's devilish scooped pass which teed up Ferran Torres for an 84th-minute equaliser, sending the contest into extra time and the early hours of Sunday morning before Jules Kounde struck a final blow in the 116th minute.

Lamine Yamal was in superb form against Real Madrid once again / Fran Santiago/GettyImages

"This year they can't beat us," Yamal said, "and that's been proven."

There was a growing possibility that this engrossing final may never have even taken place. Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea broke down in tears during the pre-match press conference when discussing the pressure exerted on officials by Real Madrid's in-house media channel. The reigning Spanish champions boycotted their press duties before belatedly turning up for the showpiece.

Yamal wasn't the only one to aim a jibe at Real Madrid. At the final whistle, former Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique tweeted in Catalan: "In the end, the good guys always win."

No one could argue with Yamal's assessment of Barcelona's superiority over Real Madrid in this season's Clasicos, but his teammate Frenkie de Jong questioned his celebratory outfit. "Everyone has to do what they want. But there wasn't any sun, so there's no point in wearing sunglasses," the Dutchman tutted.