the 55th minute for a second bookable offence, in a 2–1 win. He then played all six matches Malmö FF of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round matches by beating the likes of against Havnar Bóltfelag and Rangers. However, Pękalski was unable to help the club failed to advance to the UEFA Champions League after losing 4–3 on aggregate against Dinamo Zagreb. Despite suffering sidelined once more later in the 2011 season, he continued to be involved in the first team in a number of matches. His performance continued to attract interests from European clubs, such as, Milan, Ajax and Newcastle United. At the end of the 2011 season, Pękalski went on to make thirty–two appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2012 season, Pękalski said: "The first is of course that I can be injury-free and have the opportunity to train on exactly everything I need. Then I want to explode and make my best season so far. I have lost time because I could not train. I'm still young, but the years are coming. It's ticking. I know that my development would have continued after the golden year if I had been whole." However, he suffered an injury that saw him miss the opening game of the season against Gefle. But Pękalski made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute, in a 5–0 loss against BK Häcken on 7 April 2012. Following this, he appeared in the next seven matches for the club, including scoring his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 win against Helsingborgs on 10 May 2012. However, Pękalski missed one match, due to a hip problem and made his return to the starting line–up against IF Elfsborg on 17 May 2012, as he helped Malmö FF win 1–0. Pękalski then started in the next four matches for the club before suffering an injury that kept him out for weeks. It wasn't until on 12 August 2012 when he returned to the first team from injury, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against Elfsborg. However, his return was short–lived when Pękalski suffered another injury that kept him out for weeks. But he made his return from the first team from injury, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss against IFK Göteborg. Following this, Pękalski found his playing time,