 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa17 Gumiguru, Valbuena akarova chibodzwa chake chekutanga mumutambo wake wekutanga weligi wemwaka uyu kuenda kuNancy. MunaFebruary 2010, Valbuena akadzokera kunzvimbo yekutanga uye akaramba ari mutambi wekutanga kwemwaka wese. Akanga ari chikamu chinokosha chechikwata chakakunda mukombe weligi uye mukombe weligi kaviri. MuCoupe de la Ligue, Valbuena akarova zvibodzwa zvekukunda mutambo mumasemifainari vachipesana neLille. Mumutambo wekupedzisira, akarova chibodzwa chechipiri mukukunda 3-1 pachikwata chake chekare cheBordeaux. Mukombe weCoupe de la Ligue wakanga uri mukurumbira wekutanga weMarseille kubva pakukunda UEFA Champions League muna 1993. Muna Kubvumbi 2010, Valbuena akarova zvibodzwa mumitambo mitatu yakatwasuka, ese anokunda, vachipesana neNice, Boulogne-sur-Mer, uye Saint-Étienne. Kukunda uku kwakabatsira Marseille kuchengetedza chinzvimbo chayo chekutanga uye Valbuena akarumbidzwa naDeschamps. Marseille pakupedzisira akakunda ligi mushure mekukunda Rennes musi wa5 Chivabvu 2010. 