In January 2004, after seeing very little playing time in the first team, barred by veteran Salva, Koke joined Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille, [4 ] playing ten times without scoring the remainder of the season.
Ook de UEFA Intertoto Cup werd in deze competitie geïntegreerd. De bokaal, de UEFA-beker, bleef dezelfde. Na de UEFA Champions League is de UEFA Europa League de belangrijkste clubcompetitie in Europa.