The second week of the EU LCS saw plenty of shock defeats and most of the 'smaller' teams exceeded most people's expectations.

Those teams continue to punch above their weight as Fnatic and G2 both continue to struggle while Misfits and Vitality increased their stock.

It's still extremely early in the season but the first signs are possibly pointing towards brand new EU LCS champions.

It's still early into the season but we could be seeing a new name on the EU LCS champions wall

1. Misfits +1

A fun new rivalry has started between Maxlore and Gilius, it was Maxlore who come out on top

Before their matches started this week, we were shown an interview with Alphari where he blamed a bad read of the meta as the main reason they struggled in the opening week.

It's weird to think they got it so wrong considering one of the team's main strengths last year was their ability to quickly adapt to a new patch. However, it looks like he was right as Misfits looked much better in week two.

They won both of their matches, including a huge win to end Vitality's undefeated record. Gilius and Maxlore have been trash talking each other quite a bit recently and it was the latter who came out on top as he stopped the opposing jungler from having any early pressure.

It got even better for Maxlore as he pulled off a baron steal for the second week running. His teammates also appear to be in-form, they could be a serious force once this roster develops even better synergy.

2. Vitality +3

Vitality proved themselves in week two as they dominated Fnatic and came close vs Misfits

Last week, we said Vitality would have to prove themselves with matches against Fnatic and Misfits. That's exactly what the did as the inexperienced team proves to be the biggest surprise package of the year.

Jiizuke was absolutely terrifying as Ryze against Fnatic, finishing off a 2v1 with a dive into base. He and Gillius are proving to be a very strong duo and Mintropaux looks pretty strong s=too considering he has only died once in four games.

The team are still very aggressive but they do so in a calculated manner. This team look hard to beat and although they were handed their first loss of the season by Misifts, they nearly won that game too as they broke down the enemy base before the 20 minute mark.

3. Schalke 04 =

Promising ADC Upset made his long awaited LCS debut after returning from health problems

Schalke had their prodigy ADC, Upset, return after some medical issues and he couldn't have asked for a much easier debut than Unicorns of Love - as he and his team cruised to another victory.

And they looked like they were on their way to their first 2-0 week as they held a gold lead over Splyce for around nearly 30 minutes. However, a desperate Splyce side were hellbent on winning and a late pentakill from Kobbe handed Schalke another loss.

Upset didn't have the biggest impact in either of his matches this week but admitted on Twitter than he still wasn't feeling 100%. Schalke look like a very strong team and we still haven't seen them play to the fullest of their ability. We're cautiously keeping them here for now, but they will have to show more to keep their place in the top three.

4. Fnatic =

Caps was dominated by Jiizuke but he showed his ability with an important win against G2

Usually, Fnatic defeating G2 would shoot them straight to the top of anyone's rankings both both teams are still struggling.

It was a big win for them but both teams looked uncoordinated and unconvincing. It was a classically long and drawn-out match on patch 8.1 that we thankfully have now seen the end of.

Eventually, sOAZ's Cho'Gath was too much to kill in the late game so Fnatic could walk into the enemy base and force the finish. Many teams would have punished Fnatic much early into the game and that was what we saw when the faced Vitality.

Vitality crushed them from the get go as Jiizuke's Ryze roamed around the map picking up kills without a care in the world. Fnatic are undoubtedly talent and they are slowly improving but need a lot more time.

5. Giants +4

Ruin is the only member left of Giant's former roster and he has been sensational thus far

After losing the majority of their players to Vitality most people, including ourselves, wrote off Giants from the start.

They have proved everybody wrong and they currently sit joint-top in the standings with a record of 3-1, that only loss coming against their former roster. This week they picked up two convincing victories against G2 and H2K.

The one remaining member of last season's roster, Ruin, has been sensational so far and showed it against G2 as he repeastedly timed his Mega-Gnar perfectly for teammfights.

However, the team as a whole look so good because of how they work together. The coaching staff deserve a lot of credit for how good Giants are at playing the macro game.

6. Roccat +2

Roccat's new roster currently sit joint-top in the standings with an impressive record of 3-1

Another team who recorded a 2-0 week and unexpectedly sit joint-top of the table. Roccat's new roster also look like an impressive unit and have been revelling in the current meta.

They had a relatively easy week, cruising to victory against Unicorns of Love and Splyce. The Korean duo of Profit and Blanc look potent and most teams will be looking at ways to shut them down.

The very slight reliance on those two is the only reason they're a little bit low. Their match against Giants next week is going to be a very telling one.

7. G2 -6

G2 failed to register a win this week, suffering defeats at the hands of Giants and rivals, Fnatic

What a torrid time this team is having, a 0-2 week against Giants and Fnatic will be a tough pill for their fans to swallow.

It may be a new roster, but it appears that best of one format is a code that the organisation still can't seem to crack. Jokes aside, the format has nothing to do with their results.

G2 simply put, don't look like a good team. Teams are walking over them and they haven't yet found a way to stop it from happening. There's no co-ordination and more importantly, little proactivity from the players.

It was always going to be a difficult job for the new players to replicate the same results for the team and it appears that pressure is getting to them. G2 need to start picking up wins, not only for the standings for for the sake of the players' mentalities.

8. Splyce -1

Splyce did pick up another win but they still look unconvincing, especially compared to others

Splyce did pick up another win and do have a record of 2-2 but they still don't look that convincing. Their play is rather sloppy at times and it's hard to tell what the team will do.

They were behind for the majority of their match against Schalke but a huge pentakill by Kobbe gave them the win. Their other win was the ridiculously close base race against UoL.

The team is yet to win a game in a clean fashion. There's definitely potential here, but unfortuantely for them the other teams around them with 'less star-power' are looking very strong.

9.H2K -3

H2K now sit with a 1-3 record, falling to two defeats against strong Giants and Misfits teams

H2K had that fantastic win against Fnatic last week but they can't seem to recreate that form. They suffered tough defeats to Misfits and Giants this week and appear to be getting lost in the shuffle.

They did look better against Giants in which they dominated the early game. However, they couldn't capitalise or push their advantage - resulting in Giants pushing them aside.

This is another team who has shown good upsides but just don't do so consistently enough.

10. Unicorns of Love =

Exileh continues to be in terrible form as things get worse and worse for the Unicorns of Love

Unicorns of Love are the only team in the league without a win this season and it doesn't look like they'll find one anytime soon.

They suffered two rather one-sided defeats to Schalke and Roccat this week in which mid-laner Exileh performed particularly poorly.

Their new jungler Kold does look good but he still is playing high-damage, assassin junglers despite tanks being the strongest in the meta and the type of champion he is best known for.

Perhaps, he is forced to try and take on a hard-carry role because none of his other teammates are performing. Either way, things aren't looking good for the team in pink.