BARCELONA, Spain -- Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann are fit to play Saturdays Spanish capital derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.While Benzema is Madrids top choice to accompany Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in attack, Griezmanns importance to Atletico is paramount.Griezmann has scored eight goals for his club this season and should join Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro in attack for Atleticos home match. He was doubtful because of a foot knock picked up while playing for France until Atleticos team doctors cleared him after Fridays late practice.I have the good fortune to have a football player (like Griezmann) who wants to keep improving and is as talented as he is, Atletico manager Diego Simeone said.Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane picked Benzema, but he didnt reveal if he will start Benzema or place him in the reserves.He is better, and if he is on the squad then he can play, Zidane said.Benzema was in doubt because of a lingering hip problem. He has five goals in 13 appearances this season.Zidane will be without his other pure striker, Alvaro Morata, who injured a hamstring while playing for Spain over the international break.Once the capitals dominant team, Madrid hasnt beaten Atletico in six consecutive league derbies, although it has topped its cross-town rival in two Champions League finals during that stretch.Zidane gave credit to Simeone for transforming Atletico since his arrival midway through the 2011-12 season.Atletico gets better year after year, Zidane said. It has a coach that has changed so many things. He is doing a phenomenal job. Everybody always says Atletico defends well, but it is so much more than that.Madrid is also in fine form.Madrids defeat to Atletico last February marked the start of a remarkable run for Zidanes side, which hasnt lost in the league since -- a run of 23 matches.Besides Benzema, Madrid will also have back Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric after both recovered from knee problems, although Modric will be without fellow midfielders Toni Kroos and Casemiro due to injuries.Atletico has most of its midfielders, led by playmaker Jorge Koke Resurreccion, to choose from, including Nicolas Gaitan, who has recovered from a leg injury that sidelined him from Argentinas most recent World Cup qualifiers.Madrid leads the league and has a six-point advantage over fourth-place Atletico.But Simeone said that his teams main source of inspiration is the chance to win what will likely be the last derby played at the Vicente Calderon before Atletico moves to its new stadium.What we are focusing on is managing our emotions for what will be the last derby against our eternal rival in our home, Simeone said. 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"Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. RENTON, Wash. -- Every so often, John Schneider will see whats happening with other franchises around the NFL and his personal appreciation for whats taken place during his tenure as general manager in Seattle is reinforced.Schneider knows whats happened here over the past six seasons is unique. Its why he agreed to a contract extension last week that will keep him employed by the Seahawks through the 2021 season.It always fluctuates and changes with different ownership groups, but this is clearly a top-3, top-5 team in terms of ownership in the league and obviously were biased so we would say its (No.) 1, Schneider said Thursday. Like I said, having a strong owner and a strong president is extremely important.Schneider spoke with reporters as the Seahawks were preparing to begin training camp Saturday. The team announced last Sunday that Schneider had agreed to an extension and two days later announced a three-year extension for coach Pete Carroll, keeping the tandem in charge of Seattles football operations at least through 2019.They knew little of each other when Carroll and Schneider were hired in January 2010. Since then, the pair has led the Seahawks to success never before seen in franchise history.I think the times you appreciate it are the times that are tough and you have to make tough decisions, Schneider said. Coach Carroll, he doesnt have to have this philosophy. Hes Pete Carroll, right? And Im John Schneider. This guy won national championships and was basically running Los Angeles for a couple years. He could have come into this thing like guns blazing and its my way or the highway. Thats not his philosophical approach at all.Schneider arrived in Seattle a relative unknown and unproven as a general manger. What hes created now entering his seventh season in charge is a football operations department that rivals any in the NFL, with a team coming off four straight playoff appearances and expectations entering this seasoon of being a contender in the NFC.ddddddddddddSchneider will be 50 years old when his contract finally expires after the 2021 season.When youre asking the shelf-life of it, I think as long as youre challenging yourself and you never feel like you have all the answers, then I think the shelf-life is endless, Schneider said. If you start thinking you have all the answers and youve got everything figured out ... thats when youre kind of screwed.Contrary to rumblings that have followed Schneider throughout his tenure with Seattle, he said there is no clause in his extension that would allow the Wisconsin native to return to his home state and take over in Green Bay if the opportunity presents itself. Hes in Seattle for the long haul, and thats fine by him.Theres been lots of whispers about a lot of things, Schneider said. Its a small league and Im from a small home town.Last season, Schneider and the Seahawks were caught by surprise when Kam Chancellor held out from training camp because he was unhappy with his contract before reporting after missing the first two games of the season. Defensive end Michael Bennett has also expressed displeasure with his current contract but Schneider expects Bennett to report Friday.I do expect him. I havent heard otherwise, he said.Schneider said running back Thomas Rawls and tight end Jimmy Graham are not expected to practice when the Seahawks take the field for the first time Saturday. The team is still considering whether to place the two on the physically unable to perform list for the start of camp as they recover from injuries suffered late last season.Schneider reiterated that both are expected to be ready for the opener on Sept. 11 against Miami.Were going to be very, very careful with those guys, he said.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '