I would have prefered him saying Cristiano is "one" of the favorites to win it, while also supporting Messi saying he was one of the favorites to win it also, hell even include himself because he's a worthy contender.
the ballon d'or shouldn't be just given to the person who has won more trophies, portugal as a team won the euro for Cristiano, this is a team sport afterall, it should be given to the best player in the world who awes audiences every weekend, I wouldn't really consider Cristiano to be in that category, just disappointed that Neymar took the easy route saying that.