After the parade and four days spent celebrating a glorious night in Bilbao, Tottenham slipped back into the old routine.
The only difference was nobody seemed to care with their hands on a first major trophy for 17 years and a ticket to next season’s Champions League.
Ange Postecoglou’s team led through a penalty by Dominic Solanke only to collapse in the second half, conceding twice from corners, both scored by Jack Hinshelwood, a penalty converted by Matt O’Riley and a late screamer by Diego Gomez.
As they did, Spurs looked for all the world like a team who had not given this contest much thought.
They registered defeat number 22 of the campaign, equalling an all-time low and finished 17th with just 38 points.
Victory secures eighth place for Brighton with 61 points.
Spurs struck first, taking a lead from the penalty spot in the 17th minute. Mats Wieffer barely caught Mathys Tel on top of his right foot but the winger fell down, and referee Rob Jones decided it was a foul. Solanke stepped up to convert his 16th of the season and his fifth in his last six starts.
Tel ought to have stretched the lead before half time, picked out by Pedro Porro at the end of a sweeping counterattack inspired by Rodrigo Bentancur only to see his low effort brilliantly saved by Bart Verbruggen.
Brighton created very little in the first half but were much improved after the interval.
Hinshelwood soon levelled from a corner, an outswinger by Brajan Gruba’s outswinger won in the air by Adam Webster and deflected his way off Solanke. Hinselwood fired it into the roof of the net from close range.
Vicario made saves to deny Diego Gomez and Yankuba Minteh, and Carlos Baleba struck a post before Hinshelwood’s second, a backheel from close range after another corner rebound his way via one of Kevin Danso’s knees.
O’Riley scored the penalty after a foul by Yves Bissouma and Gomez saved the best until last in stoppage time.