 However, he continue to grab important goals for the Andalusians with relatively little playing time, most notably the extra time winner in the 2005 final of the Copa del Rey against CA Osasuna, adding the game's only in a 1–0 home win against Chelsea in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage; on 20 August 2005, he also netted a brace at the Camp Nou to help defeat FC Barcelona 2–1 in the Supercopa de España, but the Catalans had already won the first leg 3–0.On 18 January 2007, Dani netted against Real Madrid, eliminating the eventual league champions from domestic cup contention.His equalising goal gave Betis a 1–1 draw, putting them through to the quarter-finals on the away goals rule, and he finished the league with only 14 appearances, not being able to find the net.