Barcelona beat Real Madrid to lift the Copa del Rey title

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling and bad-tempered Clasico that went to extra time, to claim a record-extending 32nd Copa del Rey title.

Barca, in scintillating form, recorded their third consecutive win against a stumbling Real Madrid who have already lost 4-0 at Santiago Bernabeu in LaLiga in October and 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia in January.

The blaugranas are undefeated in domestic competition since late December, playing some of the best football in Europe this season, in the driver’s seat to win the Spanish league title.

Pedri scored from distance to hand Barcelona the lead, only for Kylian Mbappe to level the score with a sublime free-kick strike.

Aurelien Tchouameni headed Real Madrid in front, but Ferran Torres struck late on to force extra time and the defender Jules Kounde then hit a dramatic 116th-minute winner from range.

The victory keeps Barcelona’s hopes of winning an extraordinary treble alive. They lead La Liga by four points and will take on Inter Milan in the last four of the Champions League.