 On 1 November 2008, Tchité scored a hat-trick against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium, in a 4–2 win that signified the "Che" side's first defeat in 2008–09.He appeared significantly less in his second year, but managed to score the same number of goals, adding one in the UEFA Cup, the 1–1 home draw against FC Schalke 04.Tchité struggled initially in the 2009–10 season, even though he started most of the games.