the cup final against Grasshopper Club winning 2–1 in extra time the won the double. Giménez was to end the season as league top scorer. Basel's 2002–03 UEFA Champions League season started in the second qualifying round. After beating Žilina 4–1 on aggregate and Celtic on the away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate, Basel advanced to the group stage. They ended this in second position behind Valencia, but ahead of Liverpool and Spartak Moscow to advance to the second group stage. They ended this in third position behind Manchester United and Juventus, but ahead of Deportivo La Coruña. Giménez played in 15 of these 16 matches scoring nine goals. Basel ended their league season as runners-up, but in the cup they advanced to the final and here they beat Xamax 6–0 to defend the title that they had won a season earlier. Giménez played in just three of the cup games but scored four goals. In their 2003–04 league season the team started well, winning their first 13 matches straight out. The first defeat came on matchday 24. Basel won the championship with 26 victories and seven draws, the team had suffered just three away defeats, and obtained 85 points. Giménez scored a hat-trick in the away game against Thun on 16 August 2003. He remained as the team's top scorer with 16 goals but was only seventh best in the league. However, in the cup Basel were eliminated early, in round three. Basel completed all the 2004–05 Super League season's seventeen home games undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. They ended the season as Swiss champions with 10 points advantage over second placed Thun. One of the season's highlights for the team, was the 8–1 home win on 12 September against rivals Grasshoppers in which Giménez scored four goals. Matías Delgado, Mladen Petrić, Djamel Mesbah and César Carignano each netted once. Giménez also scored for goals in the away game against Aarau as Basel won 5–0 on 20 April 2005. He also managed at hat-trick on 4 May as Basel won 5–0 in the away game against Xamax. He was the team's and the league's top goal scorer with 27 goals. Giménez's time at Basel ended similar to that with previous team Lugano, through the back door and before a major Champions League qualifier. On 10 August 2005 Basel were to play against Werder Bremen in the 2005–06