I can see clearly now the smog has gone!

I've just watched Barcelona beat Valencia 3-0 in a very 'Messi' enounter. The little Argentinian demonstrating why he's considered arguably the best player on the planet, with a sublime hat-trick. Fast rewind to yesterday's Tyne-Tees Derby and the football from both Newcastle and Middlesbrough was a million miles away from the football of the Spanish [.