 Shortly after he was called by first-team manager Pep Guardiola to the pre-season, and made his debut on 23 July against HNK Hajduk Split.Cuenca made his official debut for "Barça B" on 4 September 2011, playing the last 29 minutes in a 4–0 away win against FC Cartagena and scoring the last goal of the match.On 19 October he made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for David Villa in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home success against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the season's UEFA Champions League.