It's normal.
I am very disappointed Puig does not play again. I hope to see him get more minutes now than last time at least, maybe it depends on the score...
About Gavi: someone said he hadn't proven himself against good teams, I am more interested to see if he can play another game of the same quality after having been MOTM last time. He has been very quiet sometimes after good games before.
Well, we can't romanticise things. We just went life and death with Elche and are starting with two B team forwards who didn't come through LaMasia and were signed from Espanyol B and Hercules. On paper those players and that sort of form give no reason to expect a win today, and is completely correlated with being in an institutional crisis.
But that is the differance of having Xavi, what his effect brings to the clubs resonance compared to any another manager.
I'd look at the positives of having Puig and Nico on the bench. Both helped change/influence the tie versus Elche. Atleast we have midfield options to regenerate with in the second half. And their will be more pockets of air available for Puig to exploit. Perfect for him.