Despite the physical demands of Saturday’s final, the Blues produced an energetic display London derby with Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos sealing the result.
Although Tottenham threatened a late comeback after pulling a goal back, the Stamford Bridge giants stood strong defensively in the closing stages to hold on for all three points.
“I thought the atmosphere was exceptional tonight,” McFarlane told the media at full time.
“I thought you could feel the energy. I thought it was exceptional at Wembley as well, and I think it always helps the team when we get that positive energy and it drives us on to do more.
“There were lads out there tonight that were dead on their feet, but the crowd, the enthusiasm and the drive from the crowd, drives them on to just push a little bit extra, and I thought that was clear tonight.”