Toulon’s Frédéric Michalak denies Bath a piece of history in thriller

• Pool 5: Toulon 12-9 Bath• Late penalty preserves 100 percent home record in elite European competitionBath came agonisingly close to a little piece of history beside the Mediterranean but, barring something extraordinary, their Champions Cup dreams look sunk. A nerveless 76th-minute penalty from Frédéric Michalak proved just enough to save Toulon from their first home defeat in Europe’s elite competition and leave Mike Ford’s team to lament what might have been.It was a contrary game from start to finish: sunshine and a dry pitch in the monsoonal month of January, no tries but …