Mario Balotelli Scores Penalty for Liverpool Against Besiktas in Europa League

With Steven Gerrard watching from the stands, Liverpool needed a new penalty-taker when they earned a late spot-kick against Besiktas in a Europa League match on Thursday night.  It seemed like acting captain Jordan Henderson was going to take it, with Daniel Sturridge also around the ball, but eventually the ball was given to Mario Balotelli. The Italian made no mistake, scoring his second goal in three games and building on his fantastic record from the spot in the process.   It proved to ...