The new LoL Esports season is here and the EU LCS was as unpredictable and exciting as ever.

Many were worried that the EU LCS would look a lot weaker after the riches of the NA LCS lured more of Europe's talents away. However, if anything Europe looks stronger than ever as many of 'smaller' teams came out swinging, leaving eight of the 10 teams with a record of 1-1.

The opening week was packed with upsets and surprises but we've sorted through the chaos to give you the Power Rankings of all the teams after the first week of the season.

The EU LCS 2018 Spring Split returned with a bang as we saw shock defeats and a base race

1. G2 +1

Despite a shock defeat to Roccat, G2 look pretty strong despite after a lot of roster changes

Moving into first place after our preseason rankings is reigning EU LCS champions G2 esports despite their shock defeat to Roccat.

With Zven, Mithy, Trick and Expect all leaving for new teams, G2 had the mountain of a task of rebuilding from the ground up. Yet, in their opening match against the highly-rated Misfits, it looked like nothing had changed.

The team can't have had very long to play with each other but they all appeared to be on the same page as they held off the immense pressure exerted by Misfits early on before picking them apart.

However, all of that good work was torn apart on day two as they fell at the hands of a shock defeat by Roccat who had lost the previous day to a weakened Schalke team.

G2 looked vulnerable in the early game despite having the 'first-blood king' Jankos. Still, they nearly battled back from their deficit against Roccat and were convincing enough against Misfits to narrowly move into first place.

2. Misfits -1

Misfits had a tricky opening week but managed to put in a couple of strong performances

It was a tough opening week for Misfits as they had to face G2 and Schalke after some reshuffling themselves.

They lost two major players in IgNar and PowerofEvil but were able to sign well with the additions of Sencux and Mikyx. The latter of whom looked particularly strong as he and Hans Sama looked very oppresive in lane.

Hans even went against the current meta against G2 by opting for Doran's Sword over Relic Shield for even more damage in lane. Misfits were very aggressive early but G2 were too savvy to let them snowball.

Misfits then bounced back in what was another pretty tough game despite Schalke being forced to play with sub. Misfits are far from being a finished package yet but once Maxlore and Sencux develop better synergy, they could be a fearsome team once again.

3. Schalke 04 =

Schalke had to have their coach play support while Vander played ADC due to Upset being ill

It's fairly difficult to rate Schalke as they were playing under unfortunate circumstances. Their promising ADC Upset was unable to play after falling ill, forcing their support, Vander, to move to ADC while their coach 'Boris' (formerly Krepo) subbed in.

Defiantly, Schalke performed very well and dominated a Roccat side that would later go on to beat G2. They also looked strong against Misfits but this time they couldn't quite compensate enough for playing with a sub.

Still, for them to look this strong despite their circumstances is very impressive and is why we have kept them in the top three. Once Upset returns, Schalke could go on a rampage.

4. Fnatic =

It was a tough debut for Fnatic's support Hylissang (above) as the they struggled in later stages

Despite only one new player, Fnatic are certainly a changed team. They have now have a fantastic group of staff supporting the players including former G2 coach Youngbuck.

And it's clear to see the staff have had an impact as Fnatic's play-style was completely different. Rather than relying on 'chaos', Fnatic were methodical and intelligent.

They looked superb as they slowly shut Splyce out of the game. Atleast, Splyce should have been shut out of the game but a couple of slips in the later stages of the match nearly threw away Fnatic's entire lead.

Fnatic managed to grind out that result but then against H2K, they weren't so fortunate as they lost a few major team fights to end with a record of 1-1.

That fragility in the late game will not fly in the current meta and is why I've kept Fnatic this low. This roster is more than good enough to win the EU LCS, but they aren't ready yet.

5. Vitality +3

Vitality are the only team with a 2-0 record and on top of that, are very fun to watch

I knew Vitality would probably have good synergy after four of their five members performed well for Giants in Challenger but I thought they may struggle with the leap up onto the LCS stage. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Vitality flew out of the blocks with what I can only describe as a complete stomp against H2K. But, what really impressed me with this team is the fact they were able to withstand the pressure from Giants to comeback from a deficit and win again.

Of course, this team hasn't faced a major team yet but they have looked like an exciting side who are more than capable of reaching the playoffs.

6. H2K =

H2K stuttered on day one before a huge win against Fnatic. Sheriff (above) looks promising

H2K have an entirely new roster with some exciting prospects. British mid-laner Caedrel and Sherif fare both made their LCS debuts with mixed results.

It was a disastrous opening day for the team as they were demolished by Vitality. The young squad were clearly nervous and a cancelled Malzahar ultimate by Caedrel showed that.

However, on day two they looked like a completely different team and managed to upset Fnatic in a monumental win. If the inconsistency was only down to nerves and day two H2K is the team we'll regularly see, this roster could punch above their weight.

7. Splyce -2

Top-laner Odoamne was disappointed with Splyce's performance despite winning a base race

Splyce's roster looked promising on paper but they weren't able to full show that in the first week.

They nearly fought back against a convincing Fnatic side but they had already fallen too far behind. And the same nearly happened against Unicorns of Love also destroyed them in the early game.

However, Splyce were able to hold on this time and after over an hour of playing, Splyce were brave enough to start a base race and won with literally one auto-attack between the two.

Despite the amazing win, top-laner Odoamne wasn't impressed and was visibly angry at the performance. Splyce have very talented players but obviously haven't built up synergy yet.

8. Roccat +1

It was a mixed week for Roccat as they lost to a weakend Schalke but then defeated G2

Roccat have proved once again that no matter how many players they lose, you cannot count them out.

They looked fairly organised on the first day but were blown out of the water by a Schalke team playing with an unprepared substitute.

That result looked pretty damning, especially considering they had reigning EU LCS champions G2 in their next match. Yet, Roccat somehow pulled off the win and did so convincingly.

Jungler Memento was sensational and pulled off multiple ganks early on to give his team a big lead. G2 did fight back but Roccat were collected enough to close out the game.

It feels harsh to put them this low after defeating the team I have in first, but the competition in the EU LCS is really strong this year.

9. Giants +1

ROCCAT and former Schalke support Norskeren looked strong in the Challenger Series

Another team who it feels undeserving to have so low. Despite losing almost all of their roster, Giants looked very strong with intelligent macro play.

Giants smashed Unicorns of Love in the first game, outplaying them both mechanically and tactically. Their one remaining member, Ruin, exceeded expectations and picked up a huge first blood during an impressive 1v2 outplay.

Then they had a tightly contested game against a confident Vitality and looked superb again. They were the ones who actually took an early lead against Vitality but they weren't able to close the game.

They eventually lost due to some well-played team fights by their former roster. Despite looking impressive, they haven't faced any of the 'top' teams so they still have a point to prove.

10. Unicorns of Love -3

Giants looked good in Challenger but have been forced to rebuild as four players have left

The only EU LCS team with a 0-2 and most of it was deserved. They were torn apart in their first match against Giants where they composed a strangely aggresive and out-of-meta team.

That draft looked awfully ill-informed and it was no surprise they lost. Then against Splyce, their comp looked much better and UoL were able to pick up a significant lead.

However, they lacked the killer instinct to finish off the game and ended up narrowly losing to a 68 minute base race. The team look fairly uncoordinated so far and some of their drafting decisions seem weird. Jungler Kold (formerly Trashy) is known for his tank junglers which are very strong at the moment yet he's been on assassins.

UoL can certainly bounce back but they will want to forget this disappointing week one.