Benefitting from a road accident to Pernía in the summer, López played most of 2009–10. On 2 January 2010, again with his head – but in the last minute – he netted against Sevilla FC at home to make it 2–1; on 1 April he scored in the same fashion, making it 2–1 at Valencia CF for the UEFA Europa League (eventually 2–2), a competition which was won in Hamburg with the player playing the entire 120 minutes of the 2–1 win against Fulham, and lifting the trophy as captain.