The Spain international's hopes of missing Tuesday's match to reduce his chances of a ban ruling him out of a more important game later in the competition ended up looking like a spectacular miscalculation, however.
Ramos was forced to watch from the sidelines as, rather than take another step towards a fourth straight title, Real were torn apart by an exciting yet inexperienced Ajax side.
"Without talking badly about any of our players, of course we missed our captain," Solari told Movistar.
Defeat heaped more pressure on Solari in his first season in charge of the club but the former Real midfielder said the outgoing champions should not push the panic button yet.
"Easy moments are easy for everyone, you can climb up and surf them, but difficult moments you have to show bravery," the Argentine added.
"What we must do is remain as calm as possible in such a difficult moment and take it on with the best character. Madrid is bigger than any of us, it always returns and returns stronger."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Nick Mulvenney)
