After only three appearances in his second season, which also included a loan to Cádiz CF, he went on to average more 30 La Liga matches per campaign in the following years, including 43 – with two goals – in 1986–87 as the Catalans qualified for the UEFA Cup. He helped them reach the final in the subsequent continental competition, but missed his penalty in the shootout, in an eventual loss against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.