Alba may be the perfect example of that trend for defenders who are better going forward than defending.
I thought Milan were disappointing tonight but I don't think any club would've faired much better against that Barca display. Their problem now is consistency but when everything clicks they're still the team to beat, I reckon.
Good tactical analysis of tonights game on Zonalmarking.net
http://www.zonalmarking.net/2013/03/...milan-tactics/