 In his first full season at the helm of Villarreal, Garrido led the club to the fourth place in the league, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Champions League.The team also reached the semi-finals in the Europa League, being ousted by eventual winners FC Porto.In 2011–12, Garrido and Villarreal could not manage one single point in the Champions League, and the latter ranked dangerously close to the relegation zone in the league in that period.