the fourth tier of Spanish football. Here he made 22 league appearances, scoring one goal. Return to Basel When he returned to Basel Manager Christian Gross had been sacked and Thorsten Fink was in charge. Cabral had become a much improved player following his season in Spain and thus during the 2009–10 season he broke into the first team squad. Basel joined the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round. Basel advanced to the group stage, in which despite winning three of the six games the ended in third position and were eliminated. They finished four points behind group winners Roma and one behind Fulham, against whom they lost 3–2 in the last game of the stage. Cabral played in eight of the ten matches. He scored his first league goal for his club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 6 December 2009. Basel were 1–2 down at half time, Cabral scored the equaliser in the 54th minute and the team went on to achieve a 3–2 win over AC Bellinzona. At the end of the 2009–10 season he won the Double with his club. They won the League Championship title with 3 points advantage over second placed Young Boys. In the Swiss Cup via SC Cham, FC Le Mont, Zürich, FC Biel-Bienne and in the semi-final SC Kriens, Basel advanced to the final, and winning this 6–0 against Lausanne-Sport they won the competition. Cabral played in three of the six cup games, but not in the final. Basel started in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and advanced to the group stage. Cabral's finest goal came in the group stage away game against A.S. Roma on 19 October 2010. Cabral was substituted on for Marco Streller during the 81st minute. In the third minute of overtime, Cabral dribbled around the defence and then lobbed the ball over keeper Bogdan Lobonţ to the final score of 3–1. However, Basel only gained six points during the stage and thus ended the group in third position. Therefore, they dropped to the 2010–11 Europa League knockout phase, but here they were eliminated by Spartak Moscow due to a last-minute goal against them. Cabral played in eight of the 12 European matches. Cabral won his third Championship medal with the club at the end of the 2010–11 season, topping the table just one point clear of rivals