Paul Rouse: Be it Croke Park or Camp Nou, home advantage counts

Dublin were so utterly dominant in every phase of the Leinster final was as if the teams were playing two different sports
Paul Rouse: Be it Croke Park or Camp Nou, home advantage counts

Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton after lifiting the Delaney Cup following the Leinster final win over Meath last month. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The manner in which Dublin dismantled Meath was so absolute that a tipping-point has been reached.

Meath are the second-best team in Leinster. They have made good progress under Andy McEntee to the point where there was a general sense that they had closed the gap on Dublin.

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