His record - two cups within six months of his appointment, a domestic treble in his first full season, a second title in 2005 and reaching the last 16 of the Champions League - set the context for a rueful but masterfully understated parting comment: "I'm sure those people who look at the facts will say that during a period of downsizing, I was reasonably successful".
Luis Enrique, the manager who spent much of the season questioned but is now 180 minutes away from leading them to a treble, was not there; he was in the dressing room instead.
They did not seem to care they were facing reputedly the best defence in the competition and it was a thrilling way to complete the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and now the trophy that means more to this institution than anything else.
The following season he played brilliantly, and won the treble with Manchester United, an unmatched achievement in English football.
Celtic's disappointment at the ending of their quest to claim a rare domestic treble was coloured by acrimony.
As it stands, Barcelona are now a triple-grab from a late-breaking treble, with three victories required from their last four matches to secure the Copa Del Rey, La Liga and Champions League.
Wetherspoon's founder and chairman, Tim Martin, said the company aimed to treble coffee and breakfast sales over the next 18 months.
It's lower fees over their dead body, but it was yes sir when they backed the Tories to treble tuition fees, raise VAT, implement the Bedroom Tax and reorganise the NHS".
30 Espanyol 1-4 Real Madrid, La Liga, May 16 2015 Although it was ultimately in vain as Barcelona claimed the league title back in Madrid, Ronaldo bagged yet another treble against Espnayol.
According to research published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), the decision to treble undergraduate tuition fees will damage the Lib Dems and Conservatives by swinging student votes in marginal seats – and Morgan's is one of them.
Paris Saint-Germain made up for another European failure by clinching their third Ligue 1 title in a row on Saturday after a tense season as they took the second step towards what would be an unprecedented domestic treble.
