Le Mans' French midfielder #23 Daouda Traore (L) fights for the ball with Auxerre's French midfielder #08 Naouirou Ahamada (C) during the French L1 football match between AJ Auxerre and Le Mans at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in Auxerre, central France, on October 25, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)