Liverpool kicks off again, Gerrard takes the ball and immediately passes to the left.
Eager to perform, Stoch quickly charges towards Riera, who gently dribbles with his right foot, leaving Stoch behind.
A stark contrast to his performance against Deco earlier.
Ballack rushes up to defend, Riera feints a turn to pass back, waits for Ballack to move, then taps the ball forward.
Ballack reacts quickly, though his position is behind, he firmly suppresses Riera on the sideline, giving him no chance to kick and pass.
Riera accelerates forward, Ramos suddenly dashes from the side with a slide tackle, precisely sending the ball out of bounds.
"Throw directly into the penalty area!"
Benitez shouts from the sidelines.
Liverpool today doesn't pose much of a threat offensively, so they should rely more on set-pieces.
Riera, originally intending to throw the ball in, hears this, waits for a teammate to come up and hands the ball to Mascherano.
He doesn't have such strong arm strength.
