Start the celebratory atmosphere with a victory and further delight the entire blue fanbase. That's the great desire of Dinamo's players and staff for Saturday's football-entertainment programme at the close of an excellent season. The Maksimir footballers will play at 18:45 in the final, 36th round match of the SuperSport HNL, where they will host city rivals Lokomotiva. The stage for celebrating the already won double crown - the championship trophy and Cup winner's trophy - is already prepared beneath the western stand of Maksimir Stadium, and in such an atmosphere the blues would like to add another 'tick' to their winning streak.

– Everything is ready, we're in a celebratory mood, but we're working to maintain good form and play a proper match. Of course, we want to win in front of packed stands. We also have some additional motives in this final match of the season, we want to score a few more goals, there's also Dion Drena Beljo, we hope he'll score too and we'll see if he can reach the record. As for the lineup, it will be similar to the last match against Slaven Belupo, most of those who got a rest then will get it this time too. From those who were rested in the last match, Dominik Livaković is returning to us now – highlighted coach Mario Kovačević.

Journalists were interested in how much the club is thinking about the summer transfer window now.

– That will be decided primarily by the sporting director and club president, together with me. I get all the information, but I'm mainly focused on the pitch the whole time. There's a lot of work, we're aware of that. But we did that work well when it was hardest, and I believe we'll do even better now. Which positions would we strengthen? I'm really satisfied with my players, and any potential arrivals will mostly depend on possible departures. We need another 'Osmic', and also a defensive midfielder so we have cover for Josip Mišić. But it will mostly depend on departures.

The championship title is already mathematically secured, the Cup winner's trophy is here... Isn't this finally a situation where the coach, at least for this occasion, can publicly announce the lineup in the pre-match interview?

– Ha ha ha... I could, but I don't even know it completely yet myself. I know it 90 percent, but we have training so we'll see. As I said, it will be similar to last round against Slaven Belupo. Maybe there'll be one or two changes. The youth team has an important match on Friday so we've given them some players now. Sven Šunta and Marko Zebić have stayed with us. With the youth team are, for example, Josip Brundić and Cardoso Varela, so we'll see if we'll use them on Saturday.

This celebratory season is also the pinnacle of coach Kovačević's career.

– Certainly it is. It's a great honour to be Dinamo's coach. I wasn't afraid of work. When you work, that work rewards you. I never pushed myself forward, I worked honestly, someone in the profession recognized that. In my work so far I've had success. But I always look only to the future, I believe I can show much more at Dinamo too, that we'll be even better. I'm happy about this season. Dinamo is really a big club with numerous fans, I know some people had doubts, but my staff and I worked honestly. And it showed that we do good work. That's most important for our players. You can see yourself how many of them had the best season of their careers, that makes me happiest. We've already secured the championship title so we could enjoy every training session these past two weeks.