Show green function for unit ball is $G(x,y) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\{\log|x-y|-\log[|x|^2|y|^2+1-2(x\cdot y)]^{1/2}\}$

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Verify that the green function for the ball $B_1(0)$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ is given by $$G(x,y) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\{\log|x-y|-\log[|x|^2|y|^2+1-2(x\cdot y)]^{1/2}\}$$

I know that the solution is given by

$$G(x,y) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\{\log|x-y|-\log||x|(y-\overline{x})|\}$$

where $\overline{x} = \frac{x}{|x|^2}$

but how to arrive at that relation? I tried simply multiplying things but how could $|y|$ even appear on there?