In the 4th round of Group E of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, Spain 4-0 Bulgaria. Merino started the game, scored 2 goals, sent 5 key passes, and also created 1 penalty kick, with a game-high rating of 10.0.

Merino's statistics for this game are as follows:

Goals 2

Assists 0

Shots 5

Shots on target 2

Pass 1

Successful 1

Missed 1

Lost the ball 9

Touched the ball 65

Passed 47

Key pass 5

Pass success rate 87.2%

Cross 1

Interception 1

Steal 1

Ground confrontation 7

Ground confrontation successful 5

Top challenge 1

Top challenge successful 0

Foul 1

Fouled 3

Passed 1