<p>The invention relates to a compressed sheet comprising at least one woven or non-woven fabric, said fabric comprising polymeric fibers, characterized in that the sheet has a bending modulus of at least 15 GPa when measured according to ASTM D790-07 in at least two directions and wherein one of said directions is the orientation direction of a first majority of the fibers contained by said fabric. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such compressed sheets and to articles comprising thereof.</p>