Xisco returned to Valencia in summer 2003 for two additional seasons, making 22 appearances as the "Che" conquered the 2004 league title; he scored once as a substitute on 2 November 2003 to conclude a 5–0 away win against Mallorca. He added eight matches in their victorious run in the UEFA Cup also in that year, but remained on the bench in the final against Olympique de Marseille.