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I remember my dad hugging me, the two of us were crying into each other’s arms."

Just shy of 31-years-later and another Liverpool match would bring further tragedy to Richard and his family.

But nearly 3,000 of those fans were allowed to travel to Liverpool as the Anfield fixture went ahead.

"It was a very confusing time," recalls Jamie.

But then nearly 3,000 of their fans came over to Liverpool for this match."

An Atletico Madrid fan wearing a protective mask in the stands on March 11 2020(Image: PA)

Richard went along and watched the Reds succumb to a 2-3 defeat to dump them out of the Champions League - a results that would become trivial with the tragedy that was to follow.

It would be the last game played in the country for months as the horror of the pandemic set in for the country.

For Richard and his family, the decision to allow the match to go ahead would have the darkest of consequences.

Scientific estimates suggested that 37 additional people died unnecessarily because of the decision to go ahead with the game, with Richard Mawson's family convinced he was one of them.

Lifelong Liverpool fan and family man Richard Mawson died of coronavirus weeks after attending Liverpool's controversial match with Atletico Madrid on March 11

Jamie is now part of the Covid Bereaved Families Justice Group, which has been represented at the pandemic inquiry.

He loved life, he loved his family and he loved Liverpool FC."

As the Reds closed in on what now feels like an inevitable Premier League title this season, Jamie won't be able to celebrate with his dad but feels he will be watching on approvingly.