butina helped the club defend the league title the next season, featuring in 25 league matches. he also made ten appearances in european competitions and four more appearances in the 2009–10 croatian cup. on 17 august 2010, at the start of the 2010–11 season, butina was released from his contract with dinamo zagreb along with his teammate ante tomić. he made a total of 50 league appearances for dinamo zagreb following his return, also winning four domestic trophies.