 On 2 October, he saved three penalties in a shootout against SK Brann in a UEFA Cup first round 2–0 home win, with "Depor" thus reaching the group stage.Aranzubia missed the first six games of the 2010–11 campaign due to injury, but again finished as a starter for Deportivo.On 20 February 2011, he scored with his head after a 95th-minute corner kick as his team managed a 1–1 draw at UD Almería, becoming the first goalkeeper in La Liga history to score from open play.