Can Twitter help save Spanish soccer club Real Oviedo?

By Oliver Joy, CNN

Updated 1608 GMT (0008 HKT) November 15, 2012

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Real Oviedo fans show their support for the club in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere with a banner reading "For the future of Real Oviedo" before a game with Real Madrid's reserve team on November 11, 2012.

Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Real Oviedo fans show their support for the club in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere with a banner reading "For the future of Real Oviedo" before a game with Real Madrid's reserve team on November 11, 2012.

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Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – The Real Oviedo players huddle on the pitch before the match.

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Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Real Oviedo fans hold up a banner as they march through the northern city on their way to the game.

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Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Fans demonstrate against the demise of their club, which needs to raise $2.4 million by November 17.

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Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – Oviedo fans display a banner in the Estadio Carlos Tartiere reading: "Happen what may, Oviedistas until death."

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World Cup winner Juan Mata is one of the stars produced by Oviedo's youth system. He now plays for England's European champions Chelsea.

Photos: Real Oviedo's fight for survival

Real Oviedo: A Twitter sensation – World Cup winner Juan Mata is one of the stars produced by Oviedo's youth system. He now plays for England's European champions Chelsea.

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