 In the next two matches, both at home, he scored three more, one against Espanyol in the league and two against Mirandés.Llorente scored in both legs of the 2011–12 Europa League round of 16 against Manchester United, as Athletic won both games and went through 5–3 on aggregate.In the next round he scored twice at Schalke 04 in a 4–2 win, helping the team eventually reach the final.