Keeper Mark Schwarzer, a key figure in Fulham's run to the final, told BBC Radio 5 Live that the team believe they can still go one step further and beat Atletico in the final.

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But it has one final meaning, symbolized extremely clearly in the final shot of the film when we see John Blake step forward and that platform RISING to lift him to claim the legacy of Batman that Bruce has passed on to him.

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He also led Inter Milan to the 1997 Uefa Cup final and constructed the side that Luigi Simoni took one step further a year later.

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We also must treat this positive step as an initial accomplishment, not a final one.

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"We view the public offering as just one more step in building the company, and by no means a final one, " says Accel managing partner James Breyer.

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"This final ministerial decision marks an important step towards reducing bovine TB incidences in an area that has one of the highest rates of the disease in Europe, " said FUW spokesman, Brian Walters.

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