It wasn't just the Tottenham players who are currently at the club that had a huge game to play this week and there was mixed fortunes for three of Spurs' loan players in the biggest matches of their careers so far.
Most of the loan players allowed to leave Ange Postecoglou's squad had already finished their seasons, including Bryan Gil who had his campaign ended prematurely by a knee injury. However, this weekend brought two finals for a trio of players and a final round of matches in Spain and Belgium for another three Spurs starlets.
Here's how the remaining Tottenham players got on ahead of their return to the club as their seasons in the UK and across Europe came to a close at the weekend.
Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen)
Let's start with another Spurs trophy winner as Alfie Dorrington helped Aberdeen shock Celtic in Saturday's Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.
It looked like the 20-year-old defender's big day was going to be ruined when former Spurs man Cameron Carter-Vickers' header hit him and it looked to be bouncing wide of his own goal only to spin slightly on the turf and creep inside the right-hand post.
Thankfully, Aberdeen and Dorrington showed great mental strength to hang on and an own goal at the same end of the pitch in the second half from Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the 83rd minute forced extra-time.
Dorrington had been taken off with 10 minutes to go and had to watch his team-mates get through extra-time without the score changing before winning the subsequent penalty shoot-out.
"I watched the Tottenham [final] the other day. A few of my mates were there, they said it was crazy," said Dorrington. "It would have been nice to experience that, but the Aberdeen one was just crazy too. It more than made up for it. There were so many people there – it was packed."
The centre-back said that his Spurs team-mates have been checking in on him this week.
"Yeah, they’ve kept in touch the whole time, especially on Friday night and before the game, they were just messaging me good luck. I think some of them watched the game," he said. "It's just nice to know that I have the support from Tottenham and nice to know that I have the support from Aberdeen as well."
On his future and whether he will return to the Scottish club on loan, Dorrington said: "Obviously, I love the city, I love the club, the staff, the players. I love Tottenham as well. They're kind of in charge of what I do. I'd be grateful if Aberdeen came back in for me but it's all in Tottenham's hands."
Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient)
Unfortunately Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley could not enjoy the same big game experience after Leyton Orient lost 1-0 to Charlton in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
Their opponents suffocated the dull encounter and scored the deciding goal when Macaulay Gillesphey's free-kick in the first half sailed past Keeley and into the net, with the keeper caught out by the speed of the shot after a season in which he has been anything but slow between the sticks with 16 clean sheets to his name.
Both players have had superb campaigns at Orient with Donley racking up 19 goal involvements in 52 appearances and Keeley those 16 clean sheets in 45 games.
Both players will now be able to get over their play-off pain quickly as they must head off on senior international duty with Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland respectively, Keeley joining up or his first international camp with the latter.
The duo are already the subject of plenty of attention from clubs looking to loan them next season.
Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic (Westerlo)
Alfie Devine and Luka Vuskovic signed off at Westerlo with a 0-0 draw at home to Standard Liege as they confirmed second place in the Conference League play-off table behind Charleroi.
Devine played 74 minutes of the goalless draw and made it 32 appearances for the Belgian side with six goals to his name, including two goals and an assist in the play-off matches. Vuskovic made 36 appearances and scored seven goals as a centre-back and provided three assists.
On Instagram, the teenager left with a simple "Westerlo thank you for everything" before he finally starts his Tottenham adventure this summer.
Alejo Veliz (Espanyol)
Alejo Veliz ended his season with 37 minutes from the bench to help Espanyol avoid relegation in a tightly-packed La Liga table with a 2-0 win against Las Palmas at home.
That meant Espanyol finished the season all the way up in 14th and the 21-year-old striker ended his loan spell with 29 appearances and four goals, three of those coming in one game in the Copa del Rey against lower league San Tirso.
Argentinean media have reported that Espanyol will not be looking to sign Veliz permanently and that Spurs are willing to listen to offers for the young striker who has found goals hard to come by in his two loans so far.